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Michigan basketball shows improvement in big win over Creighton

Juwan Howard dissects Michigan's 79-69 win over Creighton, Nov. 12, 2019. Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press

Michigan basketball's first game of the season might not have gone as anticipated.

But things couldn't have gone much better for U-M in its second game of the season, a 79-69 win over Creighton on Tuesday.

The Wolverines overcame some early defensive struggles to beat a talented, offensively-minded team. And in doing so, they earned the first big — or solid, depending on your perception — win of Juwan Howard's tenure as head coach.

Entering the game, Creighton was No.