Michigan Basketball: Takeaways and grades from win over UNLV

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - NOVEMBER 19: Brandon Johns Jr. #23, Frankie Collins #10, Terrance Williams II #5 and Kobe Bufkin #2 of the Michigan Wolverines celebrate on the bench near the end of their 74-61 victory over the UNLV Rebels during the Roman Main Event basketball tournament at T-Mobile Arena on November 19, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /

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Eli Brooks and Hunter delivered

As I wrote after the Seton Hall game, Michigan basketball can win a lot of games just with the play of Hunter Dickinson and Eli Brooks.

The two delivered in a big way against UNLV with a combined 35 points. Brooks knocked down four 3-pointers and was 6-for-11 from the field with 22 total points. He’s become Michigan’s best ball-screen guard as well as its most consistent outside shooter early on.

Dickinson was just masterful down low. His post moves have clearly been expanded but he also took and made another long jumper without hesitation.

His offensive game clearly looks more like an NBA big to me, especially the right-handed hook late in the ballgame. Those kinds of moves will pay off down the road but it did seem curious to me that Dickinson only got nine shots. He needs more touches.

It was still an impressive performance and on a team that is struggling to find consistency, it’s nice for Michigan basketball to have Brooks and Dickinson.

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