To secure the victory over Michigan, the UW Huskies will need to:
(1) contain Michigan’s multi-guard offense with tough defense by limiting and contesting three-point shot attempts, as well as cutting off the Wolverines’ dribble penetration into the lane;
(2) contest Michigan’s inside-the-paint offense by contesting all shots in the lane, including post-ups and dribble-drive shot attempts;
(3) limit Michigan’s offensive rebounds (12.3 average) to 10 or less; and limit their second chance points to less than 10 (10.2 average);
(4) efficiently execute Washington’s offense to limit turnovers to 10 or less (UW averages 15 per game), while forcing 12 or more turnovers by Michigan (15.4 per game) ;
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(5) make at least 33% of the Huskies’ three-point attempts — with at least eight (8) made threes.
Michigan will be a tough matchup but the neutral court could help the Huskies to keep the game close to secure a victory late in the game.
Huskies Win Probability: 50%
GO HUSKIES!
The Huskies are now shooting 37.5% from three-point range (42.5% on corner threes).
The Wolverines shoot 35.6% on three-pointers overall; an excellent (41.7%) shooting corner threes; and 34.1% shooting on straightaway threes.
Olson shoots a scorching 46.7% on corner three-pointers; and excels scoring at the rim (64.7% within 4.5 feet); and 40.9% from the mid-range area.
Swords scores almost exclusively in-the-paint: at the rim (59.8% within 4.5 feet) and 43.5% from further away in the lane.
Hobbs is an all-round versatile scorer: efficient scoring at the rim (66.7%); efficient scoring in the mid-range area (50%); and shooting 32% from three-point range overall, as well as 45% on corner threes.
Holloway is another versatile scorer for the Wolverines: shooting 56% at-the-rim; and 39.2% from three-point range overall (37.9% on straightaway threes and 50% on corner threes).