Eight days off didn't provide any rust for the coaches no.1 ranked team in the country. The Wolverines won their sixth game by 30 or more and will enjoy another eight day rest until their out of conference play ceases to exist for a while. The 52-point margin was the largest of the season, but not by a mile. The 50 points is the fewest allowed and 17 under from what they have been allowing.
Trey McKenney equaled LaSalle's second half point total himself
The freshly cut freshman outscored everybody on Sunday in the Crisler Center. He and L.J. Cason pitched in 30 off the bench, while fan favorite Howard Eisley Jr. connected on his first triple in his career. Everyone got into the scoring column for the Wolverines except for Malick Kordel. As a whole Michigan shot two times better then the Explorers from the field and made 12 more threes then did LaSalle.
Michigan's defense created a season-high 12 steals
The previous high was 11 against San Diego State that started this exceptional run in Las Vegas that has become a mainstay. Michigan basketball had 28 points off of the turnovers and gained a 13-point edge in the fast-break category. Morez Johnson Jr. single-handedly snatched three takeaways from the Explorers.
Michigan men's basketball has scored 100+ points for the sixth time this year.
— Alejandro Zúñiga (@ByAZuniga) December 21, 2025
It's the first time since 1989-90 that Michigan has had this many games with 100+ points.
• 1988-89: 10 games of 100+
• 1986-87: 8 games
• 1987-88: 8 games
• 1989-90: 7 games
• 1965-66: 7…
Yaxel Lendeborg tallied his lowest scoring output since January
On the fourth day of 2025 UAB slammed Tulsa by 32 and the national player of the year candidate only recorded nine points. On Sunday he had one less and played his shortest minutes of the season. The future lottery pick could have sat out on Sunday and Michigan would still have covered the spread.