Morez Johnson Jr. and top-seeded Michigan roll past Howard 101-81 in March Madness after slow start

— Morez Johnson Jr. had 21 points and 10 rebounds on a perfect shooting night, and No. 1 seed Michigan rode a second-half surge to a 101-81 victory over 16th-seeded Howard in the first round of the NCAA...
Mar 20, 2026, 12:31 am - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

0%
--HOW
100%
--MICH

According to ESPN Analytics

Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Aday Mara makes 0-foot alley oop dunk (Elliot Cadeau assists)
  • Ose Okojie misses 12-foot jumper
  • Aday Mara misses 12-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Cedric Taylor III makes driving layup
  • Aday Mara misses alley oop dunk
  • Ose Okojie misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Cedric Taylor III misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Yaxel Lendeborg makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Yaxel Lendeborg makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Nimari Burnett misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Nimari Burnett makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Cedric Taylor III misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Yaxel Lendeborg makes 23-foot three point jumper (Elliot Cadeau assists)
  • Bryce Harris makes 14-foot jumper (Cam Gillus assists)
  • Bryce Harris misses 17-foot jumper
  • Roddy Gayle Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Elliot Cadeau assists)
  • Bryce Harris misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Bryce Harris makes layup (Ose Okojie assists)
  • Nimari Burnett makes 25-foot three point jumper (Roddy Gayle Jr. assists)
  • Cam Gillus misses 20-foot jumper
  • Nimari Burnett misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Alex Cotton misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Morez Johnson Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Morez Johnson Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Cedric Taylor III makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cam Gillus assists)
  • Travelle Bryson makes layup
  • Roddy Gayle Jr. makes layup (Aday Mara assists)
  • Travelle Bryson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cedric Taylor III assists)
  • Aday Mara makes 7-foot hook shot
  • Travelle Bryson misses 21-foot jumper
  • Roddy Gayle Jr. makes layup
  • Cam Gillus makes 26-foot three point jumper
  • Roddy Gayle Jr. makes layup (Aday Mara assists)
  • Cam Gillus makes 23-foot three point jumper
  • Trey McKenney makes layup (Aday Mara assists)
  • Cedric Taylor III misses layup
  • Elliot Cadeau misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Bryce Harris misses 8-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Trey McKenney misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Will Tschetter misses 6-foot hook shot
  • Cedric Taylor III makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bryce Harris assists)
  • Will Tschetter makes 24-foot three point jumper (Trey McKenney assists)
  • Elliot Cadeau misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Aday Mara makes 5-foot jumper
  • Cam Gillus makes 24-foot three point jumper (Travelle Bryson assists)
  • Will Tschetter makes 24-foot three point jumper (Elliot Cadeau assists)
  • Bryce Harris makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cam Gillus assists)
  • Aday Mara misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Aday Mara makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Alex Cotton misses 20-foot jumper
  • Morez Johnson Jr. makes 2-foot dunk (Elliot Cadeau assists)
  • Bryce Harris makes 16-foot jumper
  • Yaxel Lendeborg misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Bryce Harris misses layup
  • Nimari Burnett makes 24-foot three point jumper (Will Tschetter assists)
  • Cedric Taylor III makes 4-foot jumper
  • Cedric Taylor III makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Trey McKenney makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nimari Burnett assists)
  • Travelle Bryson misses 16-foot jumper
  • Trey McKenney makes 12-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Cedric Taylor III makes 23-foot three point jumper (Bryce Harris assists)
  • Yaxel Lendeborg misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Travelle Bryson makes 16-foot jumper
  • Elliot Cadeau makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Elliot Cadeau makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Ose Okojie misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Nimari Burnett makes layup (Will Tschetter assists)
  • Nimari Burnett makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Cam Gillus makes 24-foot three point jumper
  • Cam Gillus makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Bryce Harris misses 3-foot jumper
  • Bryce Harris makes 23-foot three point jumper
  • Ose Okojie makes layup
  • Elliot Cadeau misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Elliot Cadeau misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Morez Johnson Jr. makes layup
  • Morez Johnson Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Morez Johnson Jr. makes 2-foot alley oop dunk
  • Alex Cotton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ose Okojie assists)
  • Nimari Burnett makes 23-foot three point jumper (Elliot Cadeau assists)
  • Bryce Harris makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Bryce Harris misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Morez Johnson Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Elliot Cadeau assists)
  • Ose Okojie makes 18-foot jumper
  • Morez Johnson Jr. makes 6-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Ose Okojie makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Ose Okojie makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Morez Johnson Jr. makes layup (Yaxel Lendeborg assists)
  • Cam Gillus makes layup (Cedric Taylor III assists)
  • Elliot Cadeau makes 27-foot three point jumper (Yaxel Lendeborg assists)
  • Bryce Harris misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Ose Okojie misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Yaxel Lendeborg makes layup
  • Bryce Harris misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Bryce Harris makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Morez Johnson Jr. makes 1-foot dunk (Elliot Cadeau assists)
  • Travelle Bryson misses layup
  • Yaxel Lendeborg makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Yaxel Lendeborg makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Bryce Harris misses 13-foot jumper
  • Roddy Gayle Jr. makes 22-foot three point jumper (Elliot Cadeau assists)
  • Bryce Harris misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Ose Okojie misses layup
  • Bryce Harris misses layup
  • Trey McKenney misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Cedric Taylor III makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cam Gillus assists)
  • Roddy Gayle Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Cedric Taylor III misses layup
  • Cedric Taylor III makes layup
  • Aday Mara makes layup
  • Bryce Harris misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Aday Mara makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Aday Mara makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Ose Okojie makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Ose Okojie misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Aday Mara makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Yaxel Lendeborg assists)
  • Morez Johnson Jr. makes 1-foot dunk (Aday Mara assists)
  • Travelle Bryson misses 7-foot jumper
  • Yaxel Lendeborg misses 6-foot floating jump shot
  • Cam Gillus misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Aday Mara makes 1-foot dunk (Nimari Burnett assists)
  • Alex Cotton misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Aday Mara makes 1-foot dunk (Yaxel Lendeborg assists)
  • Ose Okojie misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Aday Mara makes 1-foot dunk
  • Cam Gillus misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Ose Okojie misses layup
  • Trey McKenney makes layup (Aday Mara assists)
  • Cam Gillus misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Morez Johnson Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Morez Johnson Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Alex Cotton misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Trey McKenney misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Bryce Harris makes 2-foot dunk (Alex Cotton assists)
  • Roddy Gayle Jr. makes layup
  • Bryce Harris misses layup
  • Nimari Burnett makes 0-foot dunk (Roddy Gayle Jr. assists)
  • Bryce Harris makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alex Cotton assists)
  • Will Tschetter misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Cam Gillus makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Cam Gillus makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Oscar Goodman misses 7-foot jumper
  • Cedric Taylor III misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Cam Gillus misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Cam Gillus makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Will Tschetter misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Bryce Harris misses layup
  • Bryce Harris makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Bryce Harris makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Malick Kordel makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Oscar Goodman assists)
  • Cam Gillus makes 24-foot three point jumper
  • Trey McKenney makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Trey McKenney misses free throw 2 of 2
  • BJ Powell makes 8-foot pullup jump shot
  • BJ Powell misses layup
Shot Made
Shot Missed
Shot Made
Shot Missed
OpenSpreadTotalML
Howard BisonHOWHOW
(24-11)
(24-11, 7-6 Away)
o148.5
-110
+30.5
-108
o151.5
-108
+3500
Michigan WolverinesMICHMICH
(32-3)
(32-3, 14-1 Home)
-30.5
-110
-30.5
-112
u151.5
-112
-20000
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