Michigan basketball coach Dusty May spent September telling reporters that he believed as many as seven of his players could lead the team in scoring on any given night.
Two exhibition games in, he’s off by six. Yaxel Lendeborg scored 25 points for the Wolverines in a preseason game against St. John’s at Madison Square Garden, leading U-M for the second game in a row, as U-M edged the Red Storm, 96-94, in overtime on Saturday, Oct. 25.
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Lendeborg, a prized transfer from UAB, hit 10 of 15 shots from the field, including going 2-for-4 from 3-point range, and added 10 rebounds and four assists.
Michigan Wolverines forward Yaxel Lendeborg (23) dunks past St. John’s Red Storm forward Dillon Mitchell (1) in the first half at Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025.
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Fellow transfer Aday Mara (UCLA) added 13 points, five rebounds and four assists as the Wolverines rebounded from a 100-98 exhibition loss to Cincinnati last week.
On Saturday, Mara gave Michigan an 84-80 lead with 1:52 remaining in regulation, on a dunk. But Lendeborg missed a pair of driving layups, allowing St. John’s to send it to overtime.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Yaxel Lendeborg stars as Michigan basketball wins exhibition finale
