ANN ARBOR, Mich. _ Michigan basketball's offense needed to get back on track.
It had the perfect opportunity to do so against a porous Iowa defense Friday at Crisler Center.
The Wolverines won their conference opener, 103-91, after scoring 50 points (more than they scored in all of Tuesday's 58-43 loss at No. 1 Louisville) and opening up 12-point halftime lead.
Michigan received a wide range of contributions; six players scored in double digits, led by Franz Wagner's 18 points.
The Hawkeyes kept it interesting early thanks to center Luka Garza, who had 27 first-half points and finished with a career-high 44 points, 24 above his season average.
But Michigan's offense outpaced Garza's post scoring, and the Wolverines didn't allow Iowa to get any closer than seven in the second half to earn Juwan Howard's first Big Ten win as a coach.
