Ann Arbor — The floaties, Hawaiian shirts and leis were out in full force for Saturday’s “Poole Party.”
Sophomore guard Jordan Poole certainly didn’t disappoint during the themed event.
No. 5 Michigan was able to push past South Carolina behind a career-high 26 points from Poole, with 19 coming in the second half, in an 89-78 win at Crisler Center.
Freshman forward Ignas Brazdeikis added 17 points and junior center Jon Teske scored 15 for No. 5 Michigan (10-0, 2-0 Big Ten), which committed a season-high 16 turnovers.
Redshirt junior wing Charles Matthews and sophomore forward Isaiah Livers each had 12 points for the Wolverines, who have won their first 10 games since 2012-13 season when they got off to a program-best 16-0 start.