"I don't take those words lightly," Michigan basketball forward Yaxel Lendeborg said of Trey Burke saying "National championship or bust."

Head coach Dusty May credited the team’s defensive energy, offensive rebounding, helping the Wolverines stay composed despite early struggles.

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ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Trey Burke said his basketball journey began at five years old with a vision that he would be among the game’s best. Some 28 years later, Michigan made sure that he knew his dream came to life.

Michigan basketball honored program great Trey Burke at halftime, then held Ohio State to 32 points in the second half in a home win Friday night.

The Maryland Terrapins and the No. 10 Michigan State Spartans meet Saturday at Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan. Tip-off is set for noon ET.

Michigan hired former Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham days before the program ended its season with a 41-27 loss to No. 13 Texas in the Citrus Bowl on Dec. 31. Whittingham, 66, was the head coach of Utah from its bowl during the 2024 season through 2025. He went 177-88 with the Utes and won the Mountain West championship in 2008.

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