Michigan's hot shooting and Caris LeVert's late-game offense carried the Wolverines to a much-needed win against Texas in the Battle 4 Atlantis.
On Wednesday against UConn, Michigan couldn't buy a bucket. The Wolverines made 10-of-27 two-pointers and 8-of-29 three-pointers for an awful 32.1 FG% and a 39.3 eFG%.
On Friday, Michigan couldn't miss.
Michigan (4-2) converted 58 percent of its shots, including 14-of-25 threes, en route to 78-72 win over Texas (2-3) in the fifth-place game of the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament. The offensive outburst was led by Caris LeVert, who tallied a game-high 19 points on 14 shots, Duncan Robinson, who scored 14 points thanks to 4-of-5 shooting from deep and added four assists, and Derrick Walton, who was assertive with the ball in his hands and finished with 13 points, seven assists, and five boards.