Johnson leads No. 3 Michigan against Villanova after 22-point showing

By Canadian Press on December 8, 2025.

Villanova Wildcats (7-1) at Michigan Wolverines (8-0, 1-0 Big Ten)

Ann Arbor, Michigan; Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: No. 3 Michigan hosts Villanova after Morez Johnson Jr. scored 22 points in Michigan’s 101-60 victory over the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.

The Wolverines have gone 3-0 in home games. Michigan ranks fifth in the Big Ten in team defense, allowing 66.6 points while holding opponents to 34.6% shooting.

The Wildcats have gone 1-0 away from home. Villanova is 7-0 in games decided by at least 10 points.

Michigan makes 52.8% of its shots from the field this season, which is 8.5 percentage points higher than Villanova has allowed to its opponents (44.3%). Villanova averages 10.9 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.9 more made shots on average than the 8.0 per game Michigan allows.

TOP PERFORMERS: Yaxel Lendeborg is scoring 15.8 points per game and averaging 7.6 rebounds for the Wolverines. Trey McKenney is averaging 2.3 made 3-pointers.

Bryce Lindsay is scoring 18.1 points per game and averaging 2.4 rebounds for the Wildcats. Acaden Lewis is averaging 12.8 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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