Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Michigan Wolverines

Lendeborg scores 25, No. 7 Michigan tunes up for Las Vegas tourney by beating Middle Tennessee

The Wolverines (4-0) tuned up for next week's three-game tournament in Las Vegas, where they might face No. 2 Houston in a field with many AP Top 25 teams.

The Blue Raiders (3-1) went on a 13-2 run in the first half to pull within one and trailed by just six points at halftime before getting routed.

Lendeborg, a preseason All-America player and UAB transfer, scored nine points in the opening minutes of the second half to give Michigan a 19-point lead.

The Wolverines had a nine-man rotation for much of the game and each of those players scored before coach Dusty May went deeper on his bench with a 26-point cushion with several minutes left in the lopsided game.

Michigan had six players score at least eight points, including North Carolina transfer Elliot Cadeau and UCLA transfer Aday Mara, who scored 10 points apiece.

Middle Tennessee entered with five double-digits scorers and was averaging 95 points a game.

The Blue Raiders had just two players score at least 10 and were held 34 points below their average. Penn State transfer Jahvin Carter matched a career high with 18 points and Kamari Lands, who previously played at Arizona State and Louisville, had 11.

Up next Michigan plays San Diego State, which is just outside the AP Top 25, in the Players Era Festival on Monday and No. 22 Auburn on Tuesday before playing a third game that will likely be against a team that is at least receiving votes in the poll.

Middle Tennessee plays Murray State in the Cayman Islands Classic on Sunday.

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