Game Info
Good Guys: Texas Tech Red Raiders (4-1, 0-0)
Bad Guys: Michigan Wolverines (4-1, 0-0)
When to Watch: Friday, November 24th @ 5:00 pm
Where to Watch: Imperial Arena | Paradise Island, Bahamas
How to Watch: ESPNU | WatchESPN
How to Listen: 97.3 FM | Affiliates | Varsity Network
The Line: Michigan -1
Advanced Stats
| TEXAS TECH | STAT | MICHIGAN |
|---|---|---|
Lineups
| THE STARTERS | Pts / Reb | |
|---|---|---|
| POINT GUARD | Joe Toussaint (6-0/195) | 14.0 / 2.8* |
| SHOOTING GUARD | Pop Isaacs (6-2/180) | 13.8 / 3.3* |
| SMALL FORWARD | Devan Cambridge (6-6/210) | 8.4 / 4.6 |
| POWER FORWARD | Darrion Williams (6-8/225) | 9.6 / 7.6 |
| CENTER | Warren Washington (7-0/235) | 8.4 / 7.8 |
| THE BENCH | Pts / Reb | |
| SIXTH MAN | Chance McMillian (6-3/185) | 7.4 / 3.8 |
| SEVENTH MAN | Lamar Washington (6-4/200) | 4.6 / 2.6 |
| EIGHTH MAN | Robert Jennings (6-7/230) | 0.5 / 1.0 |
| NINTH MAN | Kerwin Walton (6-5/210) | 1.5 / 0.5 |
| TENTH MAN | Eemeli Yalaho (6-8/240) | 0.4 / 0.4 |
| ELEVENTH MAN | D’Maurian Williams (6-3/195) | 1.0 / 0.0 |
| TWELFTH MAN | KyeRon Lindsay (6-8/215) | – / – |
| THIRTEENTH MAN | Drew Steffe (6-5/200) | – / – |
| FOURTEENTH MAN | Jack Francis (6-3/185) | – / – |
| THE STARTERS | Pts / Reb | |
| POINT GUARD | Dug McDaniel (5-11/175) | 19.5 / 6.0* |
| SHOOTING GUARD | Nimari Burnett (6-4/200) | 10.8 / 5.0 |
| SMALL FORWARD | Terrance Williams II (6-7/225) | 11.5 / 4.8 |
| POWER FORWARD | Oliver Nkamhoua (6-9/235) | 17.8 / 7.7 |
| CENTER | Tarris Reed, Jr. (6-10/265) | 8.3 / 7.2 |
| THE BENCH | Pts / Reb | |
| SIXTH MAN | Will Tschetter (6-8/245) | 8.7 / 1.8 |
| SEVENTH MAN | Tray Jackson (6-10/215) | 6.5 / 3.3 |
| EIGHTH MAN | George Washington III (6-2/170) | 0.8 / 0.2 |
| NINTH MAN | – (-/-) | – / – |
| TENTH MAN | – (-/-) | – / – |
* Assists.
Starting 5
1. Stats. Let’s get to why Texas Tech beat Northern Iowa, other than Pop making a helluva play to end the game. First upwas that Texas Tech made their free throws, 84%. Texas Tech also only had 8 turnovers for the game. Under 10 is amazing. Not only that, but Texas Tech had 18 points off of 13 NIU turnovers, to just 6 for the Panthers.
On to Michigan. The Wolverines are elite offensively, 8th in eFG% and 30th in offensive rebounding. To be more accurate, Michigan is hitting 3-point shots good for 39th in the nation and 20th in the nation for anything inside the arc. Defensively, the Wolverines have issues guarding the 3-point shot, 328th in the nation, but they are darn good at limiting opponents at shooting free throws, which is a sign of good defense.
2. Scouting. You may remember Burnett, once a Red Raider who was injured and then transferred to Alabama and now at Michigan. He’s one of the better 3-point shooters on the team along with Williams and Tschetter. McDaniel and Nkamhoua aren’t bad either, so the idea here is that they can all shoot. McDaniel is the straw that stirs the drink, elite at distributing the ball and a low turnover rate. Reed and Nkamhoua are the team’s best rebounder.
3. How They Match Up. Texas Tech does a really good job of guarding the 3-point shot, but I don’t know how well that works when all players can shoot. You saw how much trouble Texas Tech had in rotating against NIU and would expect Michigan to exploit the same thing. Both teams don’t put each other on the line that much and this will be a classic very good offense in Michigan vs. a very good defense in Texas Tech.
4. lagniappe | something given as a bonus or extra gift.
Faced adversity ✔
Fought back ✔
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— Texas Tech Basketball (@TexasTechMBB) November 24, 2023
5. Official Site. The official site has their preview right here:
Texas Tech and Michigan will square off on the final day at the Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis at 5 p.m. (CST) on Friday in the fifth-sixth place game at Imperial Arena.
The Red Raiders (4-1) are coming off a 72-70 win over Northern Iowa on Thursday where they came back from a 15-point deficit, while the Wolverines (4-2) earned an 83-78 win to finish off the Thanksgiving schedule at Battle 4 Atlantis.