Michigan Wolverines vs. Iowa Hawkeyes

Mar 5, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
MICH	30	41	71
IOWA	30	38	68

Game Recap

No. 3 Michigan holds off a late run by Iowa, beats the Hawkeyes 71-68. Morez Johnson Jr. and Yaxel Lendeborg scored 16 points apiece, and Aday Mara had two tiebreaking shots in the final 1:22 as No. 3 Michigan defeated Iowa 71-68 on Thursday night.

Player Stats

MICHIGAN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23Yaxel Lendeborg	36	4-6	2-2	6-8	8	2	1	1	0	3	16
21Morez Johnson Jr.	28	6-9	2-2	2-3	8	0	0	0	4	1	16
15Aday Mara	28	7-10	0-0	0-0	8	3	0	3	4	1	14
3Elliot Cadeau	30	1-3	0-0	9-11	2	9	1	0	4	2	11
4Nimari Burnett	20	1-6	1-4	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	4	3
42Will Tschetter	15	0-3	0-2	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	1	0
11Roddy Gayle Jr.	21	3-4	0-0	0-0	3	0	3	1	1	0	6
1Trey McKenney	22	2-4	1-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	2	5
TOTAL	-	24-4553.3%	6-1250.0%	17-2277.3%	36	14	5	5	16	14	71

IOWA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3Cam Manyawu	28	7-13	0-0	0-0	8	0	1	2	1	5	14
8Cooper Koch	21	1-4	1-4	0-0	3	3	0	0	0	2	3
14Bennett Stirtz	40	7-23	4-14	3-3	3	4	3	0	1	1	21
6Tavion Banks	26	3-5	0-0	2-3	6	3	1	0	1	4	8
11Kael Combs	20	1-3	0-0	4-4	0	1	1	0	0	4	6
7Alvaro Folgueiras	22	1-4	0-2	0-0	1	3	0	0	2	0	2
24Tate Sage	21	3-4	1-2	2-2	2	0	0	0	0	2	9
23Isaia Howard	22	2-8	1-4	0-0	2	1	1	0	0	4	5
TOTAL	-	25-6439.1%	7-2626.9%	11-1291.7%	25	15	7	2	5	22	68

Play-by-Play

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1st halfMICHIOWA

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Michigan.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Iowa.
+3 (19:46) Yaxel Lendeborg makes 25-foot three point jumper (Aday Mara assists).
30
(19:12) Bennett Stirtz misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(19:09) Elliot Cadeau Defensive Rebound.
(19:02) Aday Mara misses layup.
(18:59) Tavion Banks Defensive Rebound.
(18:40) Cam Manyawu misses 5-foot hook shot.
(18:40) Aday Mara Block.
(18:35) Tavion Banks Offensive Rebound.
(18:32) Bennett Stirtz misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(18:28) Morez Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(18:21) Elliot Cadeau out of bounds bad pass turnover.
+3 (18:12) Cooper Koch makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tavion Banks assists).
33
(17:44) Morez Johnson Jr. bad pass turnover.
(17:44) Tavion Banks Steal.
+2 (17:40) Tavion Banks makes 2-foot dunk (Cooper Koch assists).
35
(17:11) Nimari Burnett misses layup.
(17:11) Cam Manyawu Block.
(17:11) Michigan Offensive Rebound.
(17:04) Nimari Burnett misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(17:04) Michigan Deadball Team Rebound.
(17:04) team shot clock turnover .
(16:49) Foul on Yaxel Lendeborg.
+1 (16:49) Kael Combs makes free throw 1 of 2.
36
+1 (16:49) Kael Combs makes free throw 2 of 2.
37
+2 (16:28) Aday Mara makes 2-foot dunk (Yaxel Lendeborg assists).
57
(16:15) Tavion Banks misses layup.
(16:15) Aday Mara Block.
(16:11) Aday Mara Defensive Rebound.
(16:00) Aday Mara bad pass turnover.
(16:00) Kael Combs Steal.
(15:54) Cam Manyawu bad pass turnover.
(15:54) Yaxel Lendeborg Steal.
(15:51) Nimari Burnett traveling turnover.
+2 (15:22) Cam Manyawu makes layup (Alvaro Folgueiras assists).
59
(14:50) Nimari Burnett misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(14:47) Michigan Deadball Team Rebound.
(14:47) team shot clock turnover .
+2 (14:19) Cam Manyawu makes driving layup (Bennett Stirtz assists).
511
(14:06) Foul on Kael Combs.
+2 (13:58) Trey McKenney makes 10-foot turnaround jump shot.
711
(13:37) Bennett Stirtz bad pass turnover.
(13:37) Roddy Gayle Jr. Steal.
(13:34) Roddy Gayle Jr. misses driving layup.
(13:30) Tavion Banks Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:29) Cam Manyawu makes layup.
713
(13:10) Elliot Cadeau bad pass turnover.
(13:10) Cam Manyawu Steal.
(12:46) Bennett Stirtz misses 19-foot jumper.
(12:42) Roddy Gayle Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(12:29) Aday Mara out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(12:11) Kael Combs misses 12-foot floating jump shot.
(12:08) Trey McKenney Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:02) Roddy Gayle Jr. makes layup.
913
(11:41) Alvaro Folgueiras misses layup.
(11:41) Aday Mara Block.
(11:38) Bennett Stirtz Offensive Rebound.
(11:36) Cooper Koch misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:33) Yaxel Lendeborg Defensive Rebound.
(11:29) Foul on Tavion Banks.
(11:21) Trey McKenney misses 7-foot floating jump shot.
(11:20) Tavion Banks Defensive Rebound.
(11:19) Foul on Trey McKenney.
(10:58) Alvaro Folgueiras misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:55) Will Tschetter Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:45) Trey McKenney makes 25-foot three point jumper (Elliot Cadeau assists).
1213
(10:14) Isaia Howard misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(10:11) Will Tschetter Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:05) Roddy Gayle Jr. makes driving layup.
1413
+2 (9:44) Bennett Stirtz makes driving layup.
1415
(9:22) Elliot Cadeau misses driving layup.
(9:18) Bennett Stirtz Defensive Rebound.
(9:08) Foul on Elliot Cadeau.
(8:54) Bennett Stirtz misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(8:50) Morez Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:28) Elliot Cadeau makes driving layup.
1615
(8:11) Foul on Morez Johnson Jr..
+1 (8:11) Kael Combs makes free throw 1 of 2.
1616
+1 (8:11) Kael Combs makes free throw 2 of 2.
1617
(7:52) Foul on Tavion Banks.
(7:39) Foul on Kael Combs.
(7:33) Foul on Tate Sage.
+1 (7:33) Elliot Cadeau makes free throw 1 of 2.
1717
+1 (7:33) Elliot Cadeau makes free throw 2 of 2.
1817
(7:07) Bennett Stirtz misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:00) Morez Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(7:00) Foul on Cam Manyawu.
(6:52) Nimari Burnett misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:50) Yaxel Lendeborg Offensive Rebound.
+3 (6:45) Morez Johnson Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Yaxel Lendeborg assists).
2117
(6:28) Bennett Stirtz misses 7-foot floating jump shot.
(6:19) Cam Manyawu Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:19) Cam Manyawu makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2119
(6:15) Elliot Cadeau misses layup.
(6:12) Cam Manyawu Defensive Rebound.
(6:08) Alvaro Folgueiras misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(6:03) Morez Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(5:46) Elliot Cadeau bad pass turnover.
(5:46) Bennett Stirtz Steal.
(5:41) Isaia Howard misses dunk.
(5:33) Nimari Burnett Defensive Rebound.
(5:26) Morez Johnson Jr. bad pass turnover.
+2 (5:03) Tate Sage makes layup (Alvaro Folgueiras assists).
2121
(4:53) Foul on Isaia Howard.
+1 (4:53) Elliot Cadeau makes free throw 1 of 2.
2221
+1 (4:53) Elliot Cadeau makes free throw 2 of 2.
2321
(4:34) Foul on Nimari Burnett.
(4:27) Cam Manyawu misses layup.
(4:13) Yaxel Lendeborg Defensive Rebound.
(4:10) Roddy Gayle Jr. bad pass turnover.
(4:10) Bennett Stirtz Steal.
(4:01) Isaia Howard misses 16-foot jumper.
(3:58) Cam Manyawu Offensive Rebound.
(3:48) Bennett Stirtz misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:45) Roddy Gayle Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:37) Nimari Burnett makes 24-foot three point jumper (Aday Mara assists).
2621
(3:12) Bennett Stirtz misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(3:04) Yaxel Lendeborg Defensive Rebound.
(2:52) Will Tschetter bad pass turnover.
+3 (2:37) Tate Sage makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cooper Koch assists).
2624
+2 (2:06) Yaxel Lendeborg makes driving layup.
2824
(1:34) Cam Manyawu misses driving layup.
(1:31) Morez Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(1:24) Nimari Burnett misses layup.
(1:20) Cam Manyawu Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:03) Bennett Stirtz makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot.
2827
(0:45) Will Tschetter misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(0:41) Cam Manyawu Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:36) Bennett Stirtz makes 24-foot three pointer.
2830
+2 (0:01) Aday Mara makes 4-foot alley oop dunk (Elliot Cadeau assists).
3030

2nd half

Team Stats

MICH

IOWA

71Points68

24-45(53.3%)Field Goal(%)25-64(39.1%)

6-12(50.0%)3-Point(%)7-26(26.9%)

17-22(77.3%)Free Throw(%)11-12(91.7%)

38(8)Rebounds(Offensive)25(10)

14Assists15

5Steals7

5Blocks2

18Turnovers5

14(0)Fouls(Technical)22(0)

10Largest Lead6

Game Details

Thursday, March 5, 2026 · 8:00 PM

Carver-Hawkeye Arena · Iowa City, IA

attendance: 13,854 (92.0%)

tv: Peacock

spread: MICH -9.5

over/under: 146.5