No. 6 Michigan outlasts Buffalo
Bulls rally from 21 down to within 5 before Wolverines pull away
Hunter Dickinson scored 27 points to help No. 6 Michigan open with an 88-76 win over Buffalo on Wednesday night.
The Wolverines started strong in their season opener, leading by as much as 21 points in the first half and going ahead 51-36 at halftime, before coming out flat in the second half.
The Bulls were much more aggressive and it paid off, allowing them to cut the deficit to five points with five-plus minutes left.
Caleb Houstan helped Michigan pull away, making a 3pointer to give the Wolverines a 15-point lead with 3:12 left. The highly touted freshman finished with 11 points and six rebounds.
Terrance Williams scored 15 points and Eli Brooks had 11 points and four assists for the Wolverines. Buffalo’s Jeenathan Williams scored a careerhigh 32 points, Ronaldo Segu had 15 points and Josh Mballa added 13.
Women
No. 8 Indiana 86, Butler 63: Nicole Cardano-hillary scored 29 points to lead No. 8 Indiana to victory. Cardano-hillary shot 11 for 12 from the field, including 7 for 8 on 3-pointers, and had six rebounds and five assists to lead the Hoosiers, who shot 52 percent. Grace Berger added 18 points on 9-for-15 shooting, Mackenzie Holmes had 11 points and eight rebounds, and Ali Patberg had 10 assists. Alex Richard scored 20 points on 10-for-13 shooting and Zoe Jackson added 18 points for Butler. The Bulldogs shot 50 percent but committed 18 turnovers. Indiana led by 13 late in the first half before Butler pulled to 43-31 at the break.
No. 15 Tennessee 59, Southern Illinois 49: Jordan Walker scored 14 points, Alexus Dye had a doubledouble and No. 15 Tennessee turned a 9-0 fourth-quarter run into a 17-2 game-closing surge to beat Southern Illinois. Walker had seven points and Tamari Key and Sara Puckett both had the only five points they scored in the critical run after the Salukis had the Lady Vols on the ropes. Southern Illinois, which led 30-27 at the half and 42-38 after three quarters, was up 47-42 after a deep 3-pointer by Makenzie Silvey and a fastbreak layup by Quierra Love with 5:24 to play. Walker then hit a 3-pointer and Puckett followed with another 3 for the lead before Key made three free throws to make it 51-47 in favor of Tennessee. Abby Brockmeyer scored for Southern Illinois but Puckett and Key made layups and Walker scored four points in the last 36 seconds to wrap up the win.
No. 17 Ohio State 71, Bucknell 48:
Jacy Sheldon scored 20 points and No. 17 Ohio State pulled away from Bucknell in the second half in the season opener for both teams.taylor Mikesell hit four 3-pointers and had 14 points for Ohio State, which shot 56 percent in the second half with five of its seven 3-pointers.