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11/19 19:45 CST Lendeborg scores 25, No. 7 Michigan tunes up for Las Vegas
tourney by beating Middle Tennessee
Lendeborg scores 25, No. 7 Michigan tunes up for Las Vegas tourney by beating
Middle Tennessee
By LARRY LAGE
AP Sports Writer
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) --- Yaxel Lendeborg had season highs with 25 points and
12 rebounds to lead No. 7 Michigan to an 86-61 win over Middle Tennessee on
Wednesday night.
The Wolverines (4-0) tuned up for next week's three-game tournament in Las
Vegas, where they might face No. 2 Houston in a field with many AP Top 25 teams.
The Blue Raiders (3-1) went on a 13-2 run in the first half to pull within one
and trailed by just six points at halftime before getting routed.
Lendeborg, a preseason All-America player and UAB transfer, scored nine points
in the opening minutes of the second half to give Michigan a 19-point lead.
The Wolverines had a nine-man rotation for much of the game and each of those
players scored before coach Dusty May went deeper on his bench with a 26-point
cushion with several minutes left in the lopsided game.
Michigan had six players score at least eight points, including North Carolina
transfer Elliot Cadeau and UCLA transfer Aday Mara, who scored 10 points apiece.
Middle Tennessee entered with five double-digits scorers and was averaging 95
points a game.
The Blue Raiders had just two players score at least 10 and were held 34 points
below their average. Penn State transfer Jahvin Carter matched a career high
with 18 points and Kamari Lands, who previously played at Arizona State and
Louisville, had 11.
Up next Michigan plays San Diego State, which is just outside the AP Top 25, in the Players Era Festival on Monday and No. 22 Auburn on Tuesday before playing a third game that will likely be against a team that is at least receiving votes in the poll. Middle Tennessee plays Murray State in the Cayman Islands Classic on Sunday. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here and here (AP mobile app). AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball
Up next Michigan plays San Diego State, which is just outside the AP Top 25, in the Players Era Festival on Monday and No. 22 Auburn on Tuesday before playing a third game that will likely be against a team that is at least receiving votes in the poll. Middle Tennessee plays Murray State in the Cayman Islands Classic on Sunday. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here and here (AP mobile app). AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball
