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Hunter Dickinson’s emergence becomes even more important with Austin Davis injured

Five minutes into the Michigan men’s basketball game against Toledo on Wednesday, Austin Davis found himself all alone in the paint. The fifth-year senior center had just slipped a screen after seeing his defender hedge, creating an easy passing angle for Mike Smith to find him.

Davis gathered the pass, leapt from both feet and cocked his arms back. He threw down a two-handed dunk that gave the Wolverines (5-0) a 10-9 lead that they wouldn’t relinquish in a 91-71 rout of the Rockets (3-3).

Davis, who has started each of Michigan’s first five games, scored the team’s first 10 points on just six shots.