Northern Illinois basketball player Kaleb Thornton made a nifty move on Tuesday night against Central Michigan when he made a layup with is left hand and sneaker in right hand.
EVENT NOTE: Our friends at VENUE are having a Fiesta Bowl game watch party on Saturday. They let me name the drinks (I recommend the Cayman Nebraska). There's also a pre-game event starting at 3PM hosted by comedian Jeff Fritz, Michigan football trivia, and UM athlete/ B10 wrestling champs Mason Parris, Cameron Amine and Will Lewan. It's free, but best to reserve a spot. THE ESSENTIALS WHAT #49 Michigan (7-4) vs #295 CMU (4-8) WHERE Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI WHEN 7 PM THE LINE Kenpom: M - 20 Torvik: M - 19 TELEVISION B1G+ THE OVERVIEW Michigan has one more game against a dreg to not screw up before the Big Ten season begins in earnest. As nonconference sleepers go CMU is much closer to Jackson State and Eastern Michigan than Ohio and Lipscomb. Their point guard/offensive engine has been out since Thanksgiving, and since then they have two wins against non-DI teams and losses to Kenpom #235 Robert Morris, #224 Tulsa, #118 Missouri State, and #144 YSU. They still haven&#