Jett Howard had 22 points and Michigan hit 14 3-pointers in beating visiting Nebraska 93-72 in a Big Ten Conference game on Wednesday night in Ann Arbor, Mich.
It was the third consecutive victory for the Wolverines (14-10, 8-5 Big Ten) to match their longest win streak of the season. It also moved them into a tie for second place with No. 18 Indiana and No. 24 Rutgers.
Howard, a freshman and the son of head coach Juwan Howard, had six triples as Michigan shot 53.8 percent from deep and tied a season high on 3s, shooting 57.6 percent overall including 68 percent in the first half. Six players scored in double figures, with Hunter Dickinson going for 16 points and 10 rebounds and Dug McDaniel adding 14.
Nebraska (11-14, 4-10) was led by Keisei Tominaga, who followed up a career-high 30 points in his last game with 24 on 10-of-16 shooting, while Derrick Walker added 15.
After trailing by 24, Nebraska used runs of 8-0 and 7-0 to get within 46-34 at the break. The Cornhuskers cut the margin to single digits early in the second half, but Michigan responded with a 10-2 run that included two Jett Howard 3s.
The Wolverines built the lead back to 21 before Nebraska ran off 11 in a row, the first seven by Sam Griesel, to get within 68-58 with 8:34 left. It couldn’t get any closer, though, and Michigan outscored the ‘Huskers 25-14 the rest of the way.
Down one early, Michigan ran off 14 straight points to build a double-digit lead it would maintain the rest of the half. The run stretched to 22-3 after Dug McDaniel scored five in a row, then back-to-back triples from Joey Baker made it 41-17 with 6:58 left in the first half.
Nebraska is back home Saturday to face Wisconsin, while Michigan hosts Indiana on Saturday.
–Field Level Media
