Indiana West upsets Michigan

Published 11:10 pm Thursday, June 16, 2011

Dowagiac’s Darius Wilson, who is bound for Northern Iowa Area Community College, scored a team-high 23 points in Michigan’s 79-63 loss to Indiana West Wednesday night at Bethel College. (The Daily News/Amelio Rodriguez)

Dowagiac’s Darius Wilson, who is bound for Northern Iowa Area Community College, scored a team-high 23 points in Michigan’s 79-63 loss to Indiana West Wednesday night at Bethel College. (The Daily News/Amelio Rodriguez)

MISHAWAKA, Ind. — Despite having just five players, Indiana West pulled the biggest upset of Sports Fest Wednesday night as it defeated Michigan 79-63 at Bethel College.

Michigan, which was a huge favorite to win the boys’ basketball championship, trailed 38-31 at halftime and was never able to quite figure out the Indiana West zone defense.

Dowagiac’s Darius Wilson, who will attend Northern Iowa Area Community College, led Michigan with 23 points and 12 rebounds.

Wilson averaged a double-double for the Chieftains in the state semifinal run.

Benton Harbor’s Alex Williams added 20 points.

Zoe Bauer of Culver led all scorers with 33 points.

INDIANA WEST 79

Zoe Bauer 12 1-2 33, Houston Hodges 2 9-11 13, Sean Smith 7 2-2 19, Brock Smith 5 0-2 11, Aaron Stegemiller 1 0-2 3. TOTALS: 27 12-19 79.

MICHIGAN 63

Darius Wilson 11 1-3 23, Alex Williams 8 1-1 20, Tremail Butcher 2 1-2 5, Troy Butcher 1 0-0 2, Zac Miller 0 0-0 0, Christopher Craft 0 0-0 0, Kyle Dale 3 0-0 6, Jacob Frazier 2 0-2 4, Michael Kamp 1 0-0 2, Justin Sonnevil 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 28 3-8 63.

Halftime score: Indiana West 38, Michigan 31. 3-point goals: Indiana West 13 (Bauer 8, S. Smith 3, Stegemiller, B. Smith), Michigan 4 (Williams 3, Tremail Butcher 1). Total fouls: Indiana West 7, Michigan 12. Shooting: Indiana West 27-of-63 (43 percent), Michigan 28-of-77 (36 percent). Rebounding: Indiana West 40 (Bauer 14, Stegemiller 11, S. Smith 8), Michigan 41 (Wilson 13, Dale 7). Turnovers: Indiana West 19, Michigan 18.