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College basketball season is back upon us with a sense of normalcy. Fans were back in the stands and Michigan got to hang its Big Ten Championship banner from last season.
The Wolverines started the season off 1-0, with a win over Buffalo, 88-76. This was a good first test for Michigan to open the season since the Bulls are one of the top picks to win the MAC this season — KenPom has Buffalo ranked as the 91st team in the nation. You could tell watching the game that this will be a team that will compete on a nightly basis, and most certainly could win the MAC.
Both teams wanted to come out and play fast, which made this a fun game to watch with the tempo being so high. The Wolverines ended up playing 10 guys in the first half — with four of them being freshmen — and went into halftime up 51-36.
In the second half, Buffalo was able to go on a big run early to cut the lead to single digits, but the Wolverines were able to hold off the Bulls in the end — Michigan proved to be the more talented team on the night.
Here is the good, the bad, and the MVP from the win against Buffalo.
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