No. 1Michigan Wolverines

Midwest Region · 1st Round

YES!

Michigan Wolverines beat the Howard Bison

Ranked #16 · 24-11 80 – 101

Ranked #1 · 32-3

Final · Thu, Mar 19

Game Details

KeyBank Center (Buffalo) · 17,213 fans · CBS View tournament bracket →

Recap

Morez Johnson Jr. and top-seeded Michigan roll past Howard 101-81 in March Madness after slow start

Morez Johnson Jr. had 21 points and 10 rebounds on a perfect shooting night, and No. 1 seed Michigan rode a second-half surge to a 101-81 victory over 16th-seeded Howard in the first round of the NCAA...

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Line Score

	1	2	T
HOW	46	34	80
MICH	50	51	101

Game Flow

HOW MICH

H1H2

9-0Biggest Run13-0

0Largest Lead31

0 lead changes · tied 1 time

Win Probability · Michigan Wolverines

tip-offnow: 100%

Game Leaders

Howard Bison

Cam Gillus · 21Points
Cam Gillus · 5Assists
Cedric Taylor III · 6Rebounds

Michigan Wolverines

Morez Johnson Jr. · 21Points
Elliot Cadeau · 9Assists
Morez Johnson Jr. · 10Rebounds

2025-26 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

Team	GB
Howard	-
Morgan State	1
Norfolk State	3
North Carolina Central	3
South Carolina State	4
Maryland Eastern Shore	6
Coppin State	6
Delaware State	9

2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings

Team	GB
Michigan	-
Nebraska	4
Michigan State	4
Illinois	4
Wisconsin	5
Purdue	6
UCLA	6
Ohio State	7
Iowa	9
Indiana	10
Minnesota	11
USC	12
Washington	12
Rutgers	13
Northwestern	14
Oregon	14
Maryland	15
Penn State	16

Team Stats

Howard BisonMichigan Wolverines

Shooting

27-63, 43% Field Goals 37-55, 67%

14-29, 48% 3-Pointers 11-24, 46%

12-17, 71% Free Throws 16-20, 80%

Possessions

23 Rebounds 35

7 Offensive Rebounds 4

14 Assists 27

3 Steals 4

0 Blocks 8

8 Turnovers 10

15 Fouls 13

Scoring

18 Points in Paint 52

8 Fast Break Points 10

0 Largest Lead 31

Box Score

Howard Bison ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
C. Taylor IIIG	19	6	2	34	7-12	4-7	1-1	1	0	0	1	5	4
C. GillusG	21	4	5	39	6-9	5-6	4-6	2	1	0	2	2	1
A. CottonG	3	3	2	28	1-5	1-4	0-0	0	1	0	0	3	3
O. OkojieG	7	4	2	35	2-9	0-4	3-4	2	1	0	2	2	4
B. HarrisG	21	2	2	39	7-19	3-7	4-6	1	0	0	1	1	2
Bench
T. BrysonF	7	1	1	19	3-7	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0
J. JohnsonF	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
C. Robins Jr.F	0	1	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0
D. KazakeviciusC	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
J. JohnsonG	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
B. PowellG	2	0	0	1	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1
I. BrownG	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
E. Holland IIIG	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
S. IsailovicF	DNP: Did not play
R. SmithG	DNP: Did not play
S. FrazierG	DNP: Did not play
Team	80	23	14		27-63	14-29	12-17	8	3	0	7	16	15

Michigan Wolverines ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Y. LendeborgF	9	4	4	27	2-5	1-3	4-4	0	0	0	1	3	2
M. Johnson Jr.F	21	10	0	26	8-8	1-1	4-5	1	1	1	0	10	0
A. MaraC	19	7	6	21	8-10	0-0	3-4	1	0	3	1	6	0
E. CadeauG	5	2	9	26	1-5	1-5	2-2	1	1	0	0	2	1
N. BurnettG	15	4	2	26	5-6	3-4	2-3	2	0	0	0	4	1
Bench
O. GoodmanF	0	0	1	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
W. TschetterF	6	1	2	20	2-5	2-4	0-0	2	1	1	1	0	1
M. KordelC	2	0	0	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	2	0	0	1
H. Eisley Jr.G	0	1	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0
C. MayG	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
R. Gayle Jr.G	14	1	2	23	6-7	2-3	0-0	1	1	1	0	1	5
T. McKenneyG	10	4	1	25	4-7	1-4	1-2	1	0	0	1	3	2
H. HochbergF	DNP: Did not play
R. LiburdG	DNP: Did not play
L.J. CasonG	DNP: Did not play
W. GradyG	DNP: Did not play
Team	101	35	27		37-55	11-24	16-20	10	4	8	4	31	13

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