Five key plays

Five Key Plays: Michigan 79, Appalachian State 71

College basketball is back, and that means Five Key Plays is back at UM Hoops. Michigan’s opening win over Appalachian State became dicier than expected after a late run by the Mountaineers. Still, the Wolverines managed to survive adversity in the first win of the Juwan Howard era.

Here are Five Key Plays from the win, including a look at Jon Teske, Eli Brooks, and Michigan’s baseline out of bounds actions.

Still to come

  1. 1. Jon Teske establishes himself
  2. 2. Eli Brooks gets hot
  3. 3. Baseline out of bounds sets
  4. 4. Five straight turnovers
  5. 5. Zavier Simpson steal and Livers putback

Five Key Plays

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