Belt game 1,743 · February 21, 2006
Michigan take the belt
Michigan beat Illinois 72–64 at home to start reign 489 of the College Basketball belt, the 11th for the program.
Illinois had held it since February 15, 2006, with 1 defense over 6 days.
Michigan held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Ohio State on February 25, 2006.
489Reign number
11Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Illinois
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Augustine | 40 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 5-8 |
| Dee Brown | 39 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8-19 | 3-8 | 1-1 |
| Shaun Pruitt | 18 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brian Randle | 35 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rich McBride | 35 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 |
| Warren Carter | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marcus Arnold | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jamar Smith | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Chester Frazier | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Michigan
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Horton | 38 | 39 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13-20 | 5-7 | 8-8 |
| Courtney Sims | 30 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| Jerret Smith | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 4-5 |
| Ron Coleman | 32 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| Brent Petway | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dion Harris | 35 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-8 | 1-7 | 0-0 |
| Graham Brown | 34 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jevohn Shepherd | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.