Indiana University Athletics
No. 16 Indiana Holds off Michigan 70-63
1/3/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 3, 2006
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) -- Robert Vaden scored 17 points, all in the second half, and extended his school record to 12 straight 3-pointers as No. 16 Indiana pulled away in the closing minutes to a 70-63 victory over Michigan on Tuesday night.
The Hoosiers (9-2, 1-0 Big Ten) led 54-45 after consecutive 3-pointers by Roderick Wilmont, but two straight baskets by Daniel Horton started a 10-1 run for the Wolverines (10-2, 0-1) that tied the game for the final time with under 6 minutes to go.
Vaden, whose three-game 3-point streak ended midway in the second half, then hit two straight shots from inside the arc to put the Hoosiers on top for good. After another basket by Horton, who led Michigan with 20 points, Vaden scored on a reverse layup and had an assist on another layup by Marco Killingsworth. The Hoosiers' final seven points came on a rebound basket by Killingsworth and five free throws.
It was Indiana's ninth consecutive victory over the Wolverines and 20th straight in a Big Ten home opener since a loss to Michigan in 1986.
Killingsworth finished with 15 points and Wilmont added 12 for Indiana.
Dion Harris had 19 points and Graham Brown had eight points and a career-high 21 rebounds for the Wolverines.
Indiana came in as the nation's leader in field goal percentage, but Michigan stayed close with a huge advantage in rebounding (42-29) and overcame a seven-point deficit when the Hoosiers' shooting finally cooled.
A 3-pointer by Marshall Strickland capped a 7-2 run for a 24-17 Indiana lead with just under 3 minutes left in the first half, but Indiana did not score the rest of the period. A 3-pointer by Harris, a layup by Brown and another basket by Harris after two offensive rebounds for the Wolverines tied the game at 24.
Michigan had a chance to take the lead, but Indiana's Lewis Monroe stole the ball with a second to go to keep the score tied at halftime.
Vaden hit two 3-pointers early in the second half, but Michigan stayed close until Indiana's final run.
