Five key plays

Five Key Plays: Michigan 84, Marquette 70

Michigan knocked off Marquette, 84-70, on Wednesday evening to pick up its first high-major win of the 2026-27 season. The Wolverines controlled the paint and Elliot Cadeau delivered a vintage performance. Most importantly, Quinn Costello provided a massive lift off the bench with five made 3-pointers.

Here’s the first edition of Five Key Plays for the 2026-27 season:

Still to come

  1. 1. Moustapha Thiam's blocks set the tone
  2. 2. Costello and the starters flip the game
  3. 3. Winning around halftime
  4. 4. Michigan breaks it open
  5. 5. Final response

Five Key Plays

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