Michigan notes from today's win over Hawkeyes

At Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, Iowa

Wolverines 75, Hawkeyes 72 (OT)

WHAT HAPPENED: For the second straight game the Wolverines jumped out to a fast start — 14-4 in this case — but went cold and watched the home team surge past them. Iowa’s run was 26-6 over 10 minutes, turning a 10-point deficit into a 10-point lead, which stood at 32-24 at halftime. Much like the Illinois game, the Wolverines rallied, climbing back as Tim Hardaway Jr. took over, scoring 20 points in the half, battling back and forth, eventually heading to overtime for the third straight year in Iowa City. The Wolverines hit their free throws and held on for the victory. Hardaway scored a career-high 30 points. The Wolverines got nearly all their scoring (68 points total) from three players — Hardaway with 30, Darius Morris with 20 and Jordan Morgan with 18.

TURNING POINT: Halftime. When Bryce Cartwright hit a half-courter just before the buzzer, U-M could have gone to halftime down 11. Instead, it was waved off after a replay and the Wolverines started rallying after halftime to get back in the game.

MICHIGAN CONNECTION: Iowa freshman Roy Devyn Marble, who played at Southfield-Lathrup, scored 11 points.

REASONS TO HOPE: Hardaway, a freshman, continued to show he’s U-M’s most talented player, setting another career high — the first Wolverine to reach 30 points since Manny Harris in November 2008. Morgan was strong in the post, despite foul trouble. Again, the first-half deficit didn’t faze the Wolverines, who rallied to take the lead in the second half, then win in OT.

REASONS TO MOPE: U-M’s Zack Novak struggled from the floor, going 0-for-10 from the field and 0-for-6 from three-point range, only scoring on two free throws in overtime.

TEED UP: U-M coach John Beilein picked up his first technical foul of the season — apparently his first since March 4, 2008.

ODD LINEUP: Because of foul trouble late in the first half with four Wolverines with two fouls each, U-M’s late first-half lineup was Eso Akunne, Stu Douglass, Matt Vogrich, Evan Smotrycz and Blake McLimans. It meant 11 Wolverines played in the half. It gave Akunne a chance for a basket, though, as he got a lay-up, his first points since the Gardner-Webb game on Nov. 21.

TRIPLE THREAT: After a horrible 2-for-18 three-point performance at Illinois, the Wolverines answered quickly on Saturday, hitting three triples in the first 3 1/2minutes. They finished with a subpar 6-for-20 (30%) performance — five from Hardaway.

UP NEXT: Michigan hosts Wisconsin at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Crisler Arena.