Harris scores 20 as No. 15 Michigan wins in OT
APNews
Nov 26, 2009
Manny Harris had 20 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds to lead No. 15 Michigan to an 83-76 overtime win over Creighton at the Old Spice Classic on Thursday.
Harris had a three-point play and added a dunk as Michigan went up 76-73 with three minutes left in the extra session. He picked up an assist on Zack Novak's 3-pointer that made it 79-73.
Creighton trailed 74-73 at the two-minute mark of overtime on Antoine Young's basket.
After Harris made two free throws with 5.7 seconds left to put Michigan up 69-67, Young forced overtime on a last-second layup.
Laval Lucas-Perry scored 18 and DeShawn Sims added 16 for Michigan (3-0).
Creighton (2-2) got 21 points from Justin Carter, while Darryl Ashford had 16.
Stu Douglass hit a 3 and Harris had a rebound basket to put Michigan up 67-65 with 1:29 remaining. Creighton tied it at 67 when Ashford made a jumper with 15 seconds left.
Creighton went up 43-42 three minutes into the second half on Carter's basket. P'Allen Stinnett's 3 and a rebound basket by Kenny Lawson Jr. gave the Bluejays a 61-55 lead with eight minutes to play.
Novak had 10 of his 14 points, helping Michigan take a 37-34 haltime advantage. Carter had 12 of Creighton's first-half points.
Novak had two layups and then assisted on a layup by Harris as Michigan took a 19-8 lead with 11:12 left in the first half.
Creighton used a 13-5 run, including slam dunks by Lawson and Stinnett, and Ethan Wragge's 3-pointer, to get within 24-21 with six minutes remaining.
Novak hit a 3 during a late surge that put the Wolverines ahead 34-25. Creighton pulled within three again on Darryl Ashford's long-range jumper at the first-half buzzer.