Michigan traveled to the Bahamas wanting to send a statement to the rest of the college basketball world.
Consider the message received.
The Wolverines used a second-half blitz to take down another top-10 team and toppled No. 8 Gonzaga, 82-64, in the Battle 4 Atlantis championship game Friday at Imperial Arena.
Junior forward Isaiah Livers had 21 points on 8-for-11 shooting to lead Michigan (7-0), which shot 60% (18-for-30) in the second half and trailed for less than minutes in the game.
Senior center Jon Teske (19 points and career-high 15 rebounds) and senior guard Zavier Simpson (13 points and 13 assists) added double-doubles, while freshman wing Franz Wagner scored 10.