Michigan returns to the court on Sunday (2:00 p.m., FS1) to host UMass Lowell for the final tune-up before Big Ten play resumes.
The River Hawks are 6-7 on the season but have only faced one team ranked higher than 176th — a 76-56 loss at Ohio State in early November. They’ll face Loyola Maryland tonight before traveling to Ann Arbor for Sunday’s tilt.
Michigan is looking to get healthy — Isaiah Livers is officially out with a groin injury and there’s no timeline for his return — and on-track before the conference gauntlet begins.