Michigan basketball lose to Kentucky, 73-69: Game thread replay
Michigan Wolverines (5-2) vs. No. 18 Kentucky Wildcats (5-2)
What: Basketball Hall of Fame London Showcase.
When: 1 p.m. Sunday.
Where: O2 Arena in London, United Kingdom.
TV: ABC.
Radio: WWJ-AM (950).
Game notes: A game years in the making finally comes to fruition overseas. Michigan is led by behemoth junior center Hunter Dickinson (7-1, 260), collecting 19.1 points on 58.7% shooting, 9.1 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game. Freshman wing Jett Howard, the younger of two sons on coach Juwan Howard's roster, is scoring 15.1 points on 50.7% shooting.
Dickinson will face a challenge in Kentucky senior center Oscar Tshiebwe (6-9, 260), who averages 14.4 points, 13.4 rebounds and 1.8 blocks. Antonio Reeves, a senior transfer guard from Illinois State, has moved into the starting lineup the past two games and is scoring 14.9 points per game and making 3.3 3-pointers on 46.9% long range shooting this season. Senior forward Jacob Toppin is averaging 12.7 points and 7.1 rebounds.
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