Olivier Nkamhoua was in the midst of scoring 14 of Michigan’s 21 points in a 10-minute stretch and his layup gave the Wolverines their last lead, 82-81, with 2½ minutes remaining.Īboubacar Traore’s thunderous dunk put Long Beach back ahead, then Messiah Thompson and Tsohonis scored in the paint for a five-point lead. Michigan eventually tied it at 75 with less than six minutes left. There were nine lead changes in the first 6½ minutes of the second half, then Long Beach State went ahead 71-65 with 10-plus minutes remaining. Marcus Tsohonis scored 35 points, Lassina Traore had a double-double and Long Beach State closed the game on a 13-4 run to shock Michigan, 94-86, on Friday night at the Crisler Center.
Down 16 points early in the heart of Big Ten country could have spelled doom for the Long Beach State men’s basketball team, but the visitors regrouped and rallied for a signature nonconference victory.
