Belt game 2,239 · November 14, 2018
Michigan take the belt
Michigan beat Villanova 73–46 on the road to start reign 654 of the College Basketball belt, the 14th for the program.
Villanova had held it since April 2, 2018, with 2 defenses over 226 days.
Michigan held it for 66 days and 14 defenses, then lost it to Wisconsin on January 19, 2019.
654Reign number
14Team's reign
14Defenses
66Days held
Box score
Michigan
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Matthews | 36 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7-13 | 0-4 | 5-7 |
| Ignas Brazdeikis | 32 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7-11 | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| Zavier Simpson | 32 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 1-3 |
| Isaiah Livers | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 1-2 |
| Jordan Poole | 27 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Eli Brooks | 17 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| David DeJulius | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Colin Castleton | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jon Teske | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Brandon Johns Jr. | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| C.J. Baird | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Austin Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Adrien Nunez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Villanova
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Paschall | 32 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-14 | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| Phil Booth | 33 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-8 | 2-6 | 3-3 |
| Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree | 17 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Collin Gillespie | 34 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Cole Swider | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 1-3 |
| Jahvon Quinerly | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-1 |
| Jermaine Samuels Jr. | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Saddiq Bey | 27 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 1-2 |
| Joe Cremo | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brandon Slater | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.