The Madness Continues
The Michigan Wolverines incredible March journey continued on Sunday with a 73-69 win over the Louisville Cardinals. Fans and pundits wanted to dub this game a rematch of the 2013 National Championship - but it wasn't. The players on those squads have moved on. For Michigan, his game was simply about carrying an incredible wave of momentum that started before an airplane hurdled across a runaway and put the safety of the Michigan hoops program in jeopardy.
Michigan has been the darling of March. They have captured national attention following the harrowing events at Willow Run Airport. They entered the Big Ten Tournament somewhat on the bubble but believing they were in. They won four in a row and captured their second ever Big Ten Tournament Championship (I don't care if the NCAA vacated the first - I know what I saw on TV). After some questionable seeeding by the committee, Michigan was assigned a 7 seed and faced No. 10 Oklahoma State - arguably one of the hottest and most offensively efficient teams in the country.
Michigan beat the Cowboys in what was one of the most entertaining games of the first round. Once again, Derrick Walton Jr. put the Wolverines on his back in leading them to victory. Michigan's reward for a first round win: the No. 2. Louisville Cardinals.
Michigan's game against Louisville was, almost without question, their best performance of the entire year. Walton, the team's leader and best player for the last two months, struggled early in the game but was picked up by his teammates, notably Moe Wagner and DJ Wilson. What was most impressive was how Michigan beat Louisville. Not only did Michigan come back from double-digit deficits on more than one occasion, but they did not rely on their 3-point shooting, and instead got the ball down low to Wilson and Wagner.
Michigan returns to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since the 2014 season. The Wolverines will face No. 3 Oregon in Kansas City. The winner of that matchup will face Purdue/Kansas in the Elite Eight.
The Wolverines are already going to hang a banner at Crisler Center for the Big Ten Tournament championship. Now they are looking to add another banner for the Final Four.
Michigan has been the darling of March. They have captured national attention following the harrowing events at Willow Run Airport. They entered the Big Ten Tournament somewhat on the bubble but believing they were in. They won four in a row and captured their second ever Big Ten Tournament Championship (I don't care if the NCAA vacated the first - I know what I saw on TV). After some questionable seeeding by the committee, Michigan was assigned a 7 seed and faced No. 10 Oklahoma State - arguably one of the hottest and most offensively efficient teams in the country.
Michigan beat the Cowboys in what was one of the most entertaining games of the first round. Once again, Derrick Walton Jr. put the Wolverines on his back in leading them to victory. Michigan's reward for a first round win: the No. 2. Louisville Cardinals.
Michigan's game against Louisville was, almost without question, their best performance of the entire year. Walton, the team's leader and best player for the last two months, struggled early in the game but was picked up by his teammates, notably Moe Wagner and DJ Wilson. What was most impressive was how Michigan beat Louisville. Not only did Michigan come back from double-digit deficits on more than one occasion, but they did not rely on their 3-point shooting, and instead got the ball down low to Wilson and Wagner.
Michigan returns to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since the 2014 season. The Wolverines will face No. 3 Oregon in Kansas City. The winner of that matchup will face Purdue/Kansas in the Elite Eight.
The Wolverines are already going to hang a banner at Crisler Center for the Big Ten Tournament championship. Now they are looking to add another banner for the Final Four.
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