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Michigan basketball sets impressive record with win over La Salle

The Wolverines' accomplished an impressive feat on Sunday
Seth Berry|
Dec 21, 2025; Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; Michigan Wolverines guard Elliot Cadeau (3) handles the ball against La Salle Explorers guard Truth Harris (4) during the second half at Crisler Center. Mandatory Credit: Brian Bradshaw Sevald-Imagn Images
Dec 21, 2025; Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; Michigan Wolverines guard Elliot Cadeau (3) handles the ball against La Salle Explorers guard Truth Harris (4) during the second half at Crisler Center. Mandatory Credit: Brian Bradshaw Sevald-Imagn Images | Brian Bradshaw Sevald-Imagn Images

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Michigan Wolverines

The No. 2 Michigan Wolverines are off to a red hot start to the season at 11-0 as Dusty May's team has been the most dominant team in college basketball so far in 2025.

Sunday's 102-50 win over La Salle looked like many other Michigan games this season, where the Wolverines go on a big run early and never allow their opponent back into the game.

The victory also marked the Wolverines' fifth victory by 40 or more points this season. According to ESPN Insights, that's tied for the most in one season in Big Ten history.

That makes Sunday's performance over the Explorers a record-setting one, and it looks like Michigan has no intentions of slowing down any time soon.

Michigan's dominant perfomances

The Wolverines' other victories by 40 or more points came against Oakland, San Diego State, Gonzaga and Rutgers. The victories over San Diego State and Gonzaga were part of victories in the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas, a three-day tournament that Michigan came out as champions of.

Remarkably, Michigan has 20 more chances in the regular season to break the aforementioned record. Winning another game by 40 or more seems like a tough ask with most of the remaining contest against Big Ten opponents, but the Wolverines have already done it against one conference foe, and with the way they have been playing, it would be foolish to count them out of doing it again,

In May's postgame press conference after the victory over La Salle, he said while the team has played well, they still have to work on getting better. each and every day.

"We've played well, but this team still has another gear that we can shift into and take it to another level," May said. "There's no doubt."

Michigan will have a bit of time off during the holiday season before gearing up to take on McNeese State at the Crisler Center on Dec. 29. Then, after the new year, the Wolverines will welcome USC to Ann Arbor on Jan. 2 for their next Big Ten showdown.

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Seth Berry
SETH BERRY

Seth began writing on Michigan athletics in 2015 and has remained in the U-M media space ever since, which includes stops at Maize N Brew and Rivals before coming onto Michigan On SI in June of 2025. Seth has covered various angles of Michigan football and basketball, including recruiting, overall team coverage and feature/analysis stories relating to the Wolverines. His passion for Michigan sports and desire to tell stories led him to the sports journalism world. He is a 2020 graduate of Western Michigan University and is the former sports editor of the Western Herald, WMU's student newspaper.

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