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Michigan basketball is forcing teams to take the exact shots modern analytics hate

LAS VEGAS — On the way from his postgame press conference back toward Michigan’s locker room inside Michelob Ultra Arena on Monday night, Dusty May pulled up the stat in question on his phone.

He already knew the numbers were good. What he found just confirmed it.

Michigan manhandled San Diego State 94-54 to open the Players Era Championship and improve to 5-0. The Wolverines doubled the cap on victory margin used for potential tiebreakers for later in the event. They’ll face Auburn on Tuesday (8:30 p.m. ET, TNT).

Michigan dominated its first game in Vegas largely by holding the Aztecs to 27% shooting. Michigan wants to force teams into the shots analytics likes the least: mid-range jumpers. San Diego State took a bunch Monday.

Michigan basketball 'moving in right direction' toward being elite defensively

Las Vegas — During Michigan basketball’s media day in late September, coach Dusty May was asked what he thought this team’s identity could be this season.

Given the group’s size, talent and athleticism, May didn’t hesitate when he said he wanted the Wolverines to be one of the best defensive teams in the country.

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