Michigan basketball has two more regular-season contests left on the schedule, and one is a tailor-made trap game in Iowa City on Thursday night at 8:00 PM. The Hawkeyes are 20-9 and 10-8 in conference play and are exceptional at Carver-Hawkeye Arena with a 14-2 home record.
They operate at a very unique and molasses-like pace that plays into Michigan’s hands in a very specific way, especially on defense. The Hawkeyes will give Michigan time to set that defense and grind things in the half-court, which is ideal for a player of the caliber of Yaxel Lendeborg.