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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- After 10 minutes, Michigan had already made five 3-pointers, and when halftime arrived, the number was up to nine.By the time the game ended, the Wolverines had set a school record from beyond the arc. Two of them, in fact.We knew they were going to play a matchup 2/3 zone going into the game, so we knew we were going to have a lot of opportunities to have open 3s, Michigans Zak Irvin said. Thats what were known for -- kind of a zone buster-type team.Irvin scored 16 points, and Michigan made a school-record 19 3-pointers in a 97-53 rout of Central Arkansas on Tuesday night. The Wolverines also set a school record with 45 attempts from 3-point range, easily handling that zone.Michigan (8-3) even made its first 11 field goal attempts from inside the arc -- its first miss from there didnt come until early in the second half.Jordan Howard scored 14 points for Central Arkansas (1-9). The Bears have played only one home game all season.I didnt think that we came out with the focus and energy, Central Arkansas coach Russ Pennell said. This is our Super Bowl. If you cant get excited playing at a place like this and against this type of competition, you dont need to be playing Division I basketball. So were trying to change a culture, and sometimes youve got to get your backside kicked pretty good in order to get their attention.Moe Wagner had 18 points and seven rebounds for Michigan. Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman scored 14 points and Duncan Robinson added 12. Irvin, Abdur-Rahkman and Robinson made four 3-pointers each.The Wolverines broke the school record of 17 3-pointers in a game when Ibi Watson connected from the left wing with 3:58 to play. By then, Michigan had gone deep into its bench.The previous school record for 3-pointers came against Bryant on Dec. 23, 2015, and the record for attempts was 42, set Dec. 22, 2008 against Florida Gulf Coast.BIG PICTURECentral Arkansas: The Bears have played a tough schedule, and games like this are about trying to show improvement. In that sense, it may have been beneficial for Central Arkansas to test its zone against Michigans sharp shooters -- but that matchup didnt make for a particularly competitive game.Michigan: The Wolverines were coming off a 102-84 loss at UCLA. They did as they pleased offensively against Central Arkansas with little resistance from the Bears, and Michigan can be fairly happy with its defense in the first half, when the Wolverines allowed only 20 points.PLEASEDMichigan coach John Beilein often goes out of his way to compliment opponents. That was a tough sell after his team routed Central Arkansas so easily, but he pointed out that the Bears took Arkansas-Little Rock down to the wire. Also, their loss at Butler earlier this month was reasonably competitive until the last 10 minutes.We caught them at the right time, Beilein said. Weve got a lot of guys who can make shots from the outside, so a zone sometimes can be a tough defense to play against us, and our kids really played well.TOUGH ROADBeilein was also happy about how his team played coming off the long trip back from the game at UCLA on Saturday.Were in exams, too, Beilein said. 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But you win 4-0 and you have to use it.Liverpool, a five-time European champion, always loves its European nights but the teams failure to qualify for continental competition this season may well turn out to be a blessing.Klopps men struggled with the packed schedule last season, resulting in vastly differing performances one week to the next. Players found it hard to enact Klopps favored high-energy pressing style three games a week, and should be more consistent this season with a less-cluttered fixture list.Especially domestically, there were obvious areas where Liverpool needed to make improvements. One was in defense, and Klopp has changed things round at center back by agreeing to the departure of Martin Skrtel and Kolo Toure, and bringing in Joel Matip from Schalke and Esttonia captain Ragnar Klavan.ddddddddddddLeft back was also a problem position, and Klopp tried out James Milner -- a versatile midfielder -- in that position against Barcelona before he got injured. Alberto Moreno is the first-choice left back but is error-prone, and Jon Flanagan has been loaned to Burnley for the season.Klopp also struggled to settle on a regular starting center forward, with Daniel Sturridge and Danny Ings beset by injuries, Divock Origi adjusting to life in England in his first season in the Premier League and Christian Benteke failing to justify his $50 million price tag.No new strikers have been signed, though. Klopp has said Benteke would be allowed to leave on a permanent transfer and Brazil forward Roberto Firmino is another option in the central-striker role, with Liverpool flush with attacking midfielders.Midfield looks to be Liverpools strongest asset like it was last season, when Philippe Coutinho, Firmino and Adam Lallana often produced moments of class. Two more exciting midfielders have been added, with Sadio Mane and Giorginio Wijnaldum joining for more than 50 million pounds ($65 million) combined.Following the sale of Jordon Ibe to Bournemouth, Sheyi Ojo could get more game time and the 19-year-old looks to be the latest in a string of talented wingers to come through Liverpool. Ojo has been compared to Raheem Sterling, who left Liverpool for Manchester City last year.With Liverpool completing work on renovating the main stand at Anfield, the teams opening three games will be away from home, starting at Arsenal on Sunday. ' ' '