Michigan Wolverines at TCU Horned Frogs
· NCAA Men's BasketballTransfers Yaxel Lendeborg and Morez Johnson Jr. have double-doubles as No. 6 Michigan wins at TCU
Lendeborg, the transfer from UAB, had 14 points and 10 rebounds while Johnson from Illinois had 10 points and 12 rebounds.
Michigan (3-0) overcame 22 turnovers and held on to beat a Horned Frogs team that had won six of its previous seven games when hosting a top 10 team.
Trey McKenney added 11 points for the Wolverines, including a three-point play with 6:24 left that made it 51-49 and put them ahead to stay. That was only the fourth lead change of the night.
Between McKenney's go-ahead 3-point play and his 3-pointer only 1:23 later, Johnson had a layup. Johnson followed that in the closing stretch with a strong inside basket and then a putback to give Michigan it's largest lead of the night at 61-54.
Brock Harding had 15 points for TCU (2-2), which missed 11 of 12 shots over a six-minute stretch late when it lost to the lead. Micah Robinson added 12 points and Tanner Toolson 10.
The Wolverines went from an eight-point deficit to the lead with a 10-0 run in the first half, though there was nearly 3 minutes between Nimari Burnett's layup that started it and Elliott Cadeau's 3 with 4:47 left that put them up 23-21. Lendeborg had the other five points, with a three-point play and a jumper.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 67 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 67 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Brock Harding made Layup. | 67 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Yaxel Lendeborg Defensive Rebound. | 67 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Yaxel Lendeborg made Free Throw. | 67 - 61 |
Statistics
MICH |
TCU |
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|---|---|---|
| 23-53 | FG | 23-62 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 37 |
| 5-16 | 3PT | 7-24 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 16-20 | FT | 10-15 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 23 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 15 | Assists | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 22 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Fast Break Points | 21 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 16 | Fouls | 20 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Fort Worth, TX
Attendance: 6,426 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 9-0 | - | 20-0 |
| Michigan | 8-1 | 1 | 18-1 |
| Michigan State | 8-1 | 1 | 18-2 |
| Illinois | 8-1 | 1 | 17-3 |
| Purdue | 7-2 | 2 | 17-3 |
| Wisconsin | 6-3 | 3 | 14-6 |
| UCLA | 6-3 | 3 | 14-6 |
| Ohio State | 6-4 | 3.5 | 14-6 |
| Iowa | 4-4 | 4.5 | 14-5 |
| USC | 4-5 | 5 | 15-5 |
| Indiana | 4-5 | 5 | 13-7 |
| Washington | 3-6 | 6 | 11-9 |
| Minnesota | 3-6 | 6 | 10-10 |
| Rutgers | 2-7 | 7 | 9-11 |
| Northwestern | 1-8 | 8 | 9-11 |
| Oregon | 1-8 | 8 | 8-12 |
| Maryland | 1-8 | 8 | 8-12 |
| Penn State | 0-9 | 9 | 9-11 |
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 8-0 | - | 21-0 |
| Texas Tech | 6-1 | 1.5 | 16-4 |
| Houston | 5-1 | 2 | 17-2 |
| Iowa State | 5-2 | 2.5 | 18-2 |
| BYU | 5-2 | 2.5 | 17-3 |
| Kansas | 5-2 | 2.5 | 15-5 |
| UCF | 4-3 | 3.5 | 15-4 |
| West Virginia | 4-3 | 3.5 | 13-7 |
| TCU | 3-4 | 4.5 | 13-7 |
| Oklahoma State | 2-5 | 5.5 | 14-6 |
| Colorado | 2-5 | 5.5 | 12-8 |
| Arizona State | 2-5 | 5.5 | 11-9 |
| Cincinnati | 2-5 | 5.5 | 10-10 |
| Baylor | 1-6 | 6.5 | 11-8 |
| Kansas State | 1-6 | 6.5 | 10-10 |
| Utah | 1-6 | 6.5 | 9-11 |


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