North Carolina Suffers Their First Loss Of The Season As Michigan Advances To The Championship Game Of The Battle 4 Atlantis
Last season North Carolina lost in Ann Arbor to Michigan in the ACC/ Big Ten Challenge.
This season they lost to Michigan yet again but this time in the Battle 4 Atlantis on Thanksgiving in the Bahamas.
Freshman Cole Anthony had 22 points and seven rebounds to lead UNC, which shot 43% while struggling with Michigan's size anchored by 7-foot-1 senior Jon Teske inside. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/11/28/mens-basketball-tar-heels-take-on-michigan.aspx
While North Carolina suffered their first setback of the season and has to face Oregon in the losers bracket of the Battle 4 Atlantis Michigan meanwhile will play in the Battle 4 Atlantis Championship where they will face Gonzaga who is the eighth ranked team in the country.
A 19-0 run early in the second half surged the University of Michigan men's basketball team to a 73-64 victory over No. 6 North Carolina in the semifinal round of the Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis on Thursday (Nov. 28) at the Imperial Ballroom.”according to https://mgoblue.com/news/2019/11/28/mens-basketball-wolverines-serve-up-thanksgiving-upset-of-no-6-ranked-tar-heels.aspx
Junior Eli Brooks tied a career best with 24 points, going 9-for-14 from the field and 4-for-6 from beyond the arc, while Isaiah Livers added 12 points and David DeJulius scored 11, including six in a 39-second span in the first half. Senior Jon Teske netted 10 points, “according to
Eli Brooks tied a career best with 24 points.
» Michigan used a 19-0 run early in the second half to lock up the win.
» Four players notched double-digit scoring.
» Michigan will play No. 8 Gonzaga in the Battle 4 Atlantis final Friday (Nov. 29).
Site: Paradise Island, Bahamas (Imperial Ballroom)
Event: Battle 4 Atlantis (Semifinal)
Score: Michigan 73, #6 North Carolina 64
Records: Michigan (6-0), UNC (5-1)
Next U-M Event: Friday, Nov. 29 -- vs. #8 Gonzaga - Battle 4 Atlantis Final (Paradise Island, Bahamas), 2 p.m. (TV: ESPN)
PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas -- A 19-0 run early in the second half surged the University of Michigan men's basketball team to a 73-64 victory over No. 6 North Carolina in the semifinal round of the Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis on Thursday (Nov. 28) at the Imperial Ballroom.”according to https://mgoblue.com/news/2019/11/28/mens-basketball-wolverines-serve-up-thanksgiving-upset-of-no-6-ranked-tar-heels.aspx
Junior Eli Brooks tied a career best with 24 points, going 9-for-14 from the field and 4-for-6 from beyond the arc, while Isaiah Livers added 12 points and David DeJulius scored 11, including six in a 39-second span in the first half. Senior Jon Teske netted 10 points, draining two treys for the Maize and Blue, and grabbed a team-best eight rebounds.”according to https://mgoblue.com/news/2019/11/28/mens-basketball-wolverines-serve-up-thanksgiving-upset-of-no-6-ranked-tar-heels.aspx
Defensively, Teske added a season-high four blocks, while Brandon Johns Jr. had two swats for the Wolverines. As a team, Michigan forced North Carolina into 42.6 percent shooting and just 15.4 percent (2-13) from the three-point line.”according to https://mgoblue.com/news/2019/11/28/mens-basketball-wolverines-serve-up-thanksgiving-upset-of-no-6-ranked-tar-heels.aspx
The Wolverine offense was slow to start as U-M fell behind by nine points, 16-7, but 7-of-8 shooting, including a big tip-in from Colin Castleton and a three-pointer from Brooks, gave the Maize and Blue a 24-22 lead at the under-8:00 timeout.”according to https://mgoblue.com/news/2019/11/28/mens-basketball-wolverines-serve-up-thanksgiving-upset-of-no-6-ranked-tar-heels.aspx
A layup by Livers with 5:54 left in the first half gave Michigan the lead for good before DeJulius went on his six-point run in 39 seconds to put the Wolverines up 36-29 with just over three minutes to play in the opening frame. “according to https://mgoblue.com/news/2019/11/28/mens-basketball-wolverines-serve-up-thanksgiving-upset-of-no-6-ranked-tar-heels.aspx
A three-pointer by Brooks would be the final points of the half for the Wolverines as Michigan took a 39-34 lead into the locker room.”according to https://mgoblue.com/news/2019/11/28/mens-basketball-wolverines-serve-up-thanksgiving-upset-of-no-6-ranked-tar-heels.aspx
Brooks went 4-for-7 from the floor, including two three-pointers, for 10 points in the first half, while DeJulius scored nine points in 10 minutes on the court. As a team, the Wolverines shot 51.7 percent from the floor and made five shots from beyond the arc.”according to https://mgoblue.com/news/2019/11/28/mens-basketball-wolverines-serve-up-thanksgiving-upset-of-no-6-ranked-tar-heels.aspx
The Michigan offense came out on fire in the second half. After the teams traded baskets, the Wolverines went on a 19-0 run, with six different players scoring, over a 5:21 span to take a 60-36 lead and force a North Carolina timeout with 11:15 remaining in the second half. The defense also put the UNC offense on ice, forcing the Tar Heels into a 6:12 scoring drought during which they were 0-for-10 from the field.”according to https://mgoblue.com/news/2019/11/28/mens-basketball-wolverines-serve-up-thanksgiving-upset-of-no-6-ranked-tar-heels.aspx
North Carolina came out of the break and went on a 9-0 run to come within 14 of the Wolverines with just over seven minutes to play in the game. The Tar Heels continued to close the gap on U-M and got within eight, the last time at 69-61 with 2:46 on the clock.”according to https://mgoblue.com/news/2019/11/28/mens-basketball-wolverines-serve-up-thanksgiving-upset-of-no-6-ranked-tar-heels.aspx
However, Brooks came up big in the closing minute of the game, hitting his fourth three-pointer from the top of the arc to put Michigan up 72-61 and seal the Wolverines' first win over a ranked opponent this season.”according to https://mgoblue.com/news/2019/11/28/mens-basketball-wolverines-serve-up-thanksgiving-upset-of-no-6-ranked-tar-heels.aspx
Sixth North Carolina will have their opportunity to rebound when they play eleventh ranked Oregon on Friday.