John Tondora

It was a tale of two halves. But for the Michigan men’s basketball team, it ended on a high note, and that’s all that matters. In a game that featured a little bit of everything — fast play, turnovers, and even a Frankie Collins rim rocker — the group secured its second win of the season over TCU in fickle fashion.

Dusty May, Roddy Gayle Jr. and Sam Walters met with the media after Michigan’s win over Tarleton State on Thursday.

On a Thursday night when Michigan Athletics’ eyes were turned elsewhere, perhaps the Michigan men’s basketball teams’ were, too. In a buy game that featured a little less ‘buying-in,’ the Wolverines trudged past Tarleton State 72-49 in a matchup that saw Michigan continuing to workshop the hiccups that have dragged it down thus far.

Justin Joyner, Tre Donaldson and Vlad Goldin met with the media this afternoon to talk about the first month of the season and preview Saturday’s Big Ten home opener against Iowa.

Dusty May nearly nailed it. Exactly one month and three days ago, sitting triumphantly backstage at the Crisler Center after a 101-53 trouncing of Cleveland State, the Michigan men’s basketball coach put it clearly.

The Wolverines are headed West. Beginning its unrelenting slate of conference play, the Michigan men’s basketball team will ring in 2025 in typical Big Ten fashion: some 1,944 miles westward on the shores of the Pacific Ocean.

A layup with 17:55 to go in the first half gave the Michigan men’s basketball team a 6-5 lead over Washington, and from there, the Wolverines never looked back.

When it mattered most, Roddy Gayle Jr. delivered. And for a Michigan men’s basketball team that surmounted a “wrestling match” against a Northwestern team that hung tough for 40 minutes and then some, the junior guard’s late-game success illustrated how much he offers for the Wolverines and how glad they are to have him.

Dusty May met with the media on Monday morning to discuss where things stand with the Wolverines ahead of their trip to Purdue on Friday night.

Back-to-back overtime contests for the Michigan men’s basketball team proved once more how grueling Big Ten play can be. Claiming a win at home over Northwestern, while dropping last Thursday’s contest against Minnesota, the Wolverines have played more than their fair share of basketball this January.