Michigan Hosts Marquette After Loss to UConn

Michigan will try to get back to winning when it hosts Marquette in Ann Arbor on November 11. The Wolverines fell to UConn 85-77 in a rematch of last season’s national championship game, leaving them with a 1-1 record after opening the season with a win over Oakland. Trey McKenney scored 22 points against UConn, all in the second half.

McKenney leads Michigan with an average of 19.5 points per game. Roddy Gayle Jr. averages 17.5 points and J.P. Estrella 17.0. Elliot Cadeau has averaged 7.5 points and 4.5 assists through two games.

Marquette is 2-0 after wins over Detroit Mercy and Mercyhurst. Royce Parham leads the Golden Eagles with 14 points per game, followed by Joshua Clark at 13 and Sananda Fru at 10. Marquette went 12-20 last season and 2-10 on the road.

Michigan’s frontcourt will be a key area to watch. Moustapha Thiam, who missed the opener with an illness, had two points and five rebounds in 14 minutes against UConn. Estrella and Thiam will need to avoid foul trouble, an issue for Michigan’s big men in its first two games. Michigan was 14-1 at home last season, when it finished 37-3 overall. The game is scheduled for 7 p.m. EST.