Wolverines rout Iowa, 79-57
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Hunter Dickinson showed early on that he could guard Luka Garza without help.
Then, when Dickinson left the game for a bit with three fouls, his teammates took control.
Dickinson gave Garza fits around the basket, and Franz Wagner scored 21 points to lead No. 3 Michigan to a 79-57 victory over No. 9 Iowa on Thursday night. Garza’s three-point play early in the second half put the Hawkeyes up 37-36 — and drew Dickinson’s third foul. Michigan answered that with a 14-2 run that took place mostly while Dickinson was on the bench.
“All hands on deck,” Wolverines coach Juwan Howard said.
Dickinson more than held his own against Garza in a much-anticipated matchup of two standout big men who have known each other for years. The Wolverines (17-1, 12-1) passed yet another test against a highly ranked opponent, and they look increasingly alone atop the Big Ten, where every other team has at least four conference losses.