Michigan falls to Auburn in Sweet 16
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The top-seeded Tigers turned State Farm Arena into their home away from home Friday night, with thousands of orange-and-blue-clad fans roaring from the opening tip of a 78-65 Sweet 16 victory over fi...
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5-seeds are just 12-41 in the Sweet 16 overall, and just 11-37 against 1-seeds.
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Michigan has won 5 games in a row including the Big Ten Championship.
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Wisconsin hit two more free throws to go up 11 but Will Tschetter finally stopped the bleeding with a three, and with 12:11 remaining in the game, it was 38-30, Badgers. Goldin got a layup just before the under-12 timeout and the deficit was six.
Michigan 7-footer Danny Wolf dropped 20 points on Auburn before the Tigers figured out how to slow him down in the second half.
Most sportsbooks gave Michigan's national championship odds a major bump after advancing to the Sweet Sixteen.
With a win over Wisconsin on Sunday in Indianapolis, the Wolverines captured the Big Ten’s men’s basketball tournament for the first time since 2018.
Bruce Pearl and the top-seeded Auburn Tigers praised Michigan's 'special' frontcourt of Vlad Goldin and Danny Wolf ahead of Friday's Sweet 16 matchup.