ANN ARBOR -- Despite scoring nearly a quarter of Michigan's 107 points against Houston Baptist, sophomore Nik Stauskas says he's still not 100 percent.
"I felt pretty good," Stauskas said Saturday, following the Wolverines' 107-53 win at Crisler Center. "It's not 100 percent yet, but it's getting there, it's getting there."
Stauskas has been limited with a sprained ankle suffered in a loss to Charlotte in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off on Nov. 24.
He missed a Nov. 29 win over Coppin State with the injury.
Returning for U-M's trip to Duke on Tuesday, he struggled through a 34-minute outing that produced only two shot attempts.
He looked like his old self Saturday. Stauskas poured in 25 points in 28 minutes against Houston Baptist on 7-of-11 shooting, including 6-of-9 3-pointers.
"Yeah, I’m about, like, 90 (percent)," Stauskas said afterward. "It’s not even really hurting anymore, it’s got a little bit of stiffness and so were doing treatment right now to get rid of that."
Speaking with the local media for the first time since the disappointing trip to Durham, N.C., Stauskas said his ankle was not to blame for his performance against Duke, which ended in a 79-69 loss.
"I just really didn’t get any looks," he said. "That’s about it."
Stauskas will have six full days to reach 100 percent. Michigan does not take the court again until a meeting next Saturday afternoon with No. 2 Arizona, which could be No. 1 by the time it comes to Ann Arbor.
Brendan F. Quinn covers University of Michigan basketball. Follow him on Twitter for the latest on Wolverines hoops. He can be contacted at bquinn@mlive.com