DeShawn Sims News

At this point in a disappointing season, the Michigan basketball team at least should know what it's doing defensively.

The words sounded perfectly appropriate. "Experience came through in the end," the player said.

Jeremiah Rivers' 3-point play with 1:12 to go broke a 61-61 tie, and Indiana held on to defeat Michigan 71-65 Thursday.

Citing "family matters," Michigan associate head coach Jerry Dunn is taking an indefinite leave of absence from the Wolverines' basketball team.

After playing a competitive second half in the loss at Kansas on Saturday, the Michigan players and coaches considered it progress.

KU's Tyshawn Taylor slashed by Michigan's Zach Gibson on is way to the hole during the second half of Saturday's game at Allen Fieldhouse.

It's a tuneup game, but one U-M coach John Beilein isn't going to take lightly. The Wolverines, fresh off a 75-64 loss to No.

Ann Arbor -- Kansas' Allen Fieldhouse is more than home to the nation's No. 1 team, it has more than 50 years of tradition.

LAWRENCE, Kan. -- DeShawn Sims has shown he's able to produce when the pressure is on.

Marcus Morris had a career-high 23 points and 10 rebounds, and Sherron Collins scored 19 to help No.

Follow along as the Wolverines face the unenviable task of trying to knock off the No.

If Michigan is going to pull off an upset against No. 1 Kansas on Saturday, Wolverines coach John Beilein might be using last year's upset over then-No. 4 Duke as his blueprint.

In the early, optimistic days of last season, Michigan became an expert at surprising top-five teams.

DeShawn Sims had 19 points and 10 rebounds and Manny Harris scored 18 as the Wolverines won, 67-53, today in Ann Arbor.

Twenty-one years ago, the Utah basketball team was supposed to play Michigan in its annual Utah Classic.

Despite being so close to each other, Michigan and Detroit Mercy have not met in men's basketball since the 1999-2000 season.

Junior guard Manny Harris scored a game-high 25 points and had a team-best six rebounds, but the University of Michigan men's basketball team fell on the road to Utah, 68-52, on Wednesday night at the Huntsman Center.

It couldn't have been clearer last night. Or in any of the Michigan basketball team's losses this season, for that matter.

Jamie Samuelsen, the sports director for the "Deminski & Doyle" morning show on WCSX-FM , blogs for freep.com. His opinions do not necessarily reflect those of the Detroit Free Press nor its writers.

Last Friday, Manny Harris said he planned to push close friend and teammate DeShawn Sims.