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Michigan basketball: Takeaways from dominant win over Michigan State

By Christopher Mangum

Michigan's Hunter Dickinson celebrates after a dunk against Michigan State during the second half on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor.220301 Msu Mich Bball 161a
Michigan's Hunter Dickinson celebrates after a dunk against Michigan State during the second half on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor.220301 Msu Mich Bball 161a /
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Hunter Dickinson Michigan Basketball (Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images)
Hunter Dickinson Michigan Basketball (Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images) /

Hunter Dickinson is crucial to the Wolverines’ success

Coming off of one of the worst performances of Dickinson’s collegiate career against Illinois, Michigan basketball needed the sophomore center to step up in a big way Tuesday night. To say that he faced the challenge would be an understatement.

In 32 minutes on the floor, Dickinson put up 33 points, grabbed nine rebounds, and one assist. The next highest scorer on either team was Michigan’s Caleb Houstan, who put up 16 of his own — meaning Dickinson scored more than twice what the game’s next leading scorer did.

Whether it was on defense grabbing rebounds, in the paint throwing down dunks, or hitting a few mid-range floaters, Dickinson was a one-man show on Tuesday and was undoubtedly the game’s MVP.

Since arriving at Michigan, Dickinson has been a star, winning numerous awards his freshman season and seemingly carrying the Wolverines in his sophomore season. Without Hunter Dickinson on the floor, Michigan has no other truly effective bigs — meaning Dickinson is crucial to the Wolverines’ success.

Suppose Dickinson can keep his level of play even remotely close to what he showed on Tuesday against Michigan State. In that case, Michigan basketball will have a great chance to win out and make waves in both the conference tournament and NCAA tournament.

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