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Yaxel Lendeborg had 20 points and 11 rebounds as No. 7 Michigan routed No. 12 Gonzaga 101-61 to win the Players Era Championship.
Per ESPN, Michigan is the first team in the AP Poll era, which extends to 1948, with consecutive wins by at least 30 points against ranked teams. Wednesday’s win was Michigan’s most lopsided over an AP-ranked team ever. Gonzaga hadn’t lost by that much since 1990, nine years before its current coach, Mark Few, took over.
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In one of the most highly anticipated non-conference games in recent history, the No. 7 Michigan men’s basketball team made winning a championship look easy. Wednesday night against Gonzaga, the Wolverines effortlessly took care of business in a tournament format that saw them play three games in as many days.
Michigan tallied its third-straight 30+ point victory, dominating No. 12 Gonzaga, 101-61 in Players Era Championship.
Michigan basketball secured a historic Division I feat with its dominant win vs. the Gonzaga Bulldogs, extending a stunning early-season run.