For a week, for all intents and purposes, 6-foot-9 USC graduate assistant Elston Jones was Michigan’s Danny Wolf. He had to be. There was nobody else who could. Wolf stood 7-foot-0, and USC already had to contend with scheming against Michigan’s other 7-foot-big Vladislav Goldin.

Michigan welcomed USC to the Big Ten with 10 3-pointers in the first half and a healthy helping of paint points in the second half of an 85-74 win.

Michigan’s big men were strong again, with Danny Wolf scoring 21 points (plus 13 rebounds, seven assists, and six blocks) and Vladislav Goldin adding 11 points. In what will be a theme in the opposing team’s press conference this season, the two 7-footers are a problem.