Well thank you, Fran. Down 90-77, on the road, with just a few minutes left, Iowa coach/Person Who Would Like to Speak to the Manager Fran McCaffery could have packed it in. Instead he decided to go full Izzo, starting the foul train early so that the Wolverines could give their home fans the first super-centennial score to celebrate since you first turned to your buddy like "this Duncan Robinson can shoot." Except you'll probably still remember this one in four years.

McCaffery and Michigan's Juwan Howard clearly had the same gameplan: let Luka Garza go to work one-on-one in the post and don't let it leave there. Garza had 15 of Iowa's first 17 points, 27 of their 38 points by halftime, and finished with 44 on 43 shot equivalents without hitting a single three-pointer or giving his teammates a single assist. The Garza show also forced Howard to go deep into his bench. Teske played just 23 minutes, picking up his second foul (urrrrrgh I hated that one) with 6 minutes left in the 1st half, and his third and fourth (urggh I hated this one nearly as much as the other one) with 11 minutes left in the 2nd half. Isaiah Livers fouled out. And Garza's loose elbow sent Colin Castleton to the locker room with a bloody lip early in the first frame—he would return only once the game was well decided.

In their stead Austin Davis (10 minutes) and Brandon Johns (19) were called upon to play their most significant minutes this season. They couldn't have chosen a better opponent for it. Both struggled with Garza in the post, but also feasted on Garza's flailing style of defense. Davis had 8 points, including back-to-back dunks, and Johns scored 12 on 10 shot equivalents while adding five offensive rebounds, mostly in the last 10 minutes.

Yuck. [Campredon]

Meanwhile the Wolverine backcourt feasted on Iowa's otherwise absent defenders. A trip home and a few nights rest did wonders for the shooting that had been absent in Louisville. Michigan shot 42% from three, hit 29 of their season-high 34 free throws, and made 55% of their two-point attempts, spreading the wealth around:

Luka Garza had 44 points.

Michigan had 6 players with 12 or more points.

Take a guess at which team won!

— Go Iowa Awesome (@IowaAwesome) December 7, 2019

The shooting was more uncontested than truly hot, set up by the offense and Hawkeye defenders' inability to stay cohesive whenever the guy with the ball did a thing. Iowa tried various defensive strategies—full court press, zone, throwing Conner McCaffery at a 7'2" dude—but Michigan was able to pick each of them apart.

They're called kickouts, dude. I swear it's legal. [Campredon]

The run that finally stretched the lead beyond any but the most optimistic angry banker's imagination was keyed through the high post. Teske was productive in his limited minutes, with three assists and a beautiful elbow shot to go with his usual blocks, boards, and cleanups. Franz Wagner enjoyed slinking past the overmatched Joe Wieskamp to get to the line. Livers was active on the boards and pure death at the stripe. Simpson sunk 2/3 open threes. Brooks was 50% on everything. And even David "just two points?" DeJulius was a positive, with three assists after breaking down the Iowa defense with drives.

Things were a bit harder when Teske was in. [Campredon]

On the other end, a banged up Iowa attempted just 15 threes—most of them late prayers from well beyond the arc—and got exactly zero assists from Garza. Freshman SG CJ Fredrick, who missed Iowa's last game, was barely more effective than PG Jordan Bohannon, who seemed stiff and clearly bothered by his hip issue. Wieskamp had a few strong moments when he could shake Wagner. Big Ryan Kriener was an annoyingly effective post presence as well. Bakari Evelyn picked up a late foul to avoid Club Trillion by just one bit.

Things could have gotten a lot worse but Garza and Connor McCaffery were also effective on the offensive glass, and Garza was able to draw a lot of whistles while getting the benefit of the doubt for his own physical play. You can bet there's going to be some boxing out practice this week.

The final shot chart is something worth staring at:

And if you [hit the jump] there's a box score so incredible you may have to read it in Ace's podcasting voice.

Zero assists. Nada.