Lincoln, Neb. — Before Michigan even took the floor for its Big Ten opener, it suffered a big loss.
Freshman forward Moussa Diabate, a blossoming piece of the rotation who recently moved into the starting lineup, didn’t make the trip to Nebraska due to a non-COVID related illness.
That mattered little as senior forward Brandon Johns Jr. and sophomore forward Terrance Williams II picked up the slack and the Wolverines continued their dominance over the Cornhuskers with a 102-67 win Tuesday at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
Williams scored a career-high 20 points and Johns tied his career high with 20 points to lead a balanced scoring attack for Michigan (6-3, 1-0), which shot 51.