Special to Detroit Free Press
Just in case Michigan basketball needs a resume’ builder for a possible NCAA tournament at-large bid down the road, Saturday’s non-conference 72-58 victory over San Diego State at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor was a step in the right direction.
The Wolverines (5-3), who start their rugged Big Ten schedule Tuesday at Nebraska, responded following blow-out nonconference losses to North Carolina and Arizona, along with a homecourt setback to Seton Hall.
Michigan’s 7-foot-1 Hunter Dickinson, who had taken just 21 shots in Michigan’s three previous games, turned in a much-needed double-double with 23 points and 14 rebounds against the Aztecs (5-3), a perennially strong opponent from the Mountain West coached by former U-M assistant Brian Dutcher.