Danny Wolf scores 20 points and Michigan beats No. 22 Xavier 78-53

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Danny Wolf had 20 points and 14 rebounds, Vlad Goldin scored 18 points and Michigan defeated No. 22 Xavier 78-53 in the Fort Myers Tip-Off on Wednesday night.

Tre Donaldson added 13 points for the Wolverines (6-1), who led 41-30 at halftime.

Ryan Conwell led Xavier (6-1) with 19 points and Zach Freemantle added 14, but the Musketeers shot just 20 of 58 (34.5%) from the field while Michigan shot 30 of 61 (49.2%) , including 50% at 3-4. Notes.

With former Michigan basketball coach John Beilein in attendance, the Wolverines used a 19-3 run to take a 38-21 lead.

Xavier had 14 turnovers in the first half and the Wolverines had six steals.

Wolf scored 16 of his points in the first half and had four 3-pointers in the game.

Takeaways

Xavier: The Musketeers must avoid scoring errors. After going scoreless for 6:45 against South Carolina, Xavier scored a basket during a 7:15 period as Michigan began its 19-3 run. Even in the second half, the team only scored 23 goals.

Michigan: Heading into the Big Ten in less than a week, Michigan looks ready with a good combination of defensive pressure (10 steals), interior play (38 points in the game) and 3-point shooting (11 of 22).

Key moment

Xavier cut Michigan’s lead to 59-51 and forced a miss, but the Wolverines’ Will Tschetter grabbed the offensive rebound and handed it off to LJ Cason, who hit a 3-pointer to put the Wolverines back ahead by double digits.

The Musketeers never got into single digits again.

Important statistics

Xavier had 19 turnovers to just 10 for Michigan.

Next

Xavier will host South Carolina State on Sunday.

Michigan will travel to No. 15 Wisconsin on Tuesday night to open Big Ten play.