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USA Today
21-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Michigan basketball hangs on to beat UC San Diego in first round of NCAA Tournament
Michigan basketball hangs on to beat UC San Diego in first round of NCAA Tournament After a three-year hiatus from the NCAA Tournament, Michigan basketball made its triumphant return to March Madness. But as the 5-seed against 11-seed UC San Diego -- a popular upset pick -- would the Wolverines themselves be triumphant? The maize and blue took to the hardwood in Denver, just four days after winning the Big Ten Tournament Championship Game against Wisconsin. And though Thursday's opening foray to the postseason didn't yield a ton of unexpected outcomes (though 12-seed McNeese State beat 5-seed Clemson), there's still little room for error -- especially given the Tritons' penchant for causing turnovers, Michigan's Achilles heel. But the Wolverines are riding high after a three-game winning streak which resulted in a banner. How would they fare in the opening game of the tourney? First half It started out about as well as it could for the maize and blue. It was UCSD that was turnover-heavy in the opening minutes, as the Wolverines jumped out to a 10-0 lead at the under-16 media timeout. The defense came up strong, with two steals and a block, forcing the Tritons into four early turnovers compared to Michigan's two. Finally, with 14:55 to go in the first half, UC San Diego got on the board and it was 10-2, Wolverines. Michigan's hot start would give way to a scoring drought and the 50% shooting decreased to 36.4%. Two more turnovers didn't help as the maize and blue evened things out with the Tritons with five turnovers a piece. After a three-minute impasse offensively, Roddy Gayle Jr. continued his hot postseason play, draining a 3 off an inbounds pass to put Michigan up 13-4. Two more quick turnovers led to four UCSD points, and the Michigan lead was just five. The Wolverines scored quickly after, with Will Tschetter hitting a layup, and the under-12 timeout saw the maize and blue up, 15-8. After another turnover, this time from Nimari Burnett, he made up for it by hitting his second 3 of the game to push the lead back to 10 for the Wolverines. Danny Wolf got involved, going nearly coast-to-coast to add another two. UC San Diego was on a two-plus minute scoring drought while Michigan was on a 7-0 run. More turnovers abound, but Michigan's defense mostly held, surrendering just two points in the ensuing minutes until the Tritons hit a 3 to cut the deficit to nine. But Tre Donaldson answered right back with a 3 of his own. At the under-eight timeout, Michigan led 25-15. Again, Michigan turned the ball over and UCSD capitalized to cut it to eight. Then the two teams started trading baskets as the Tritons were four of their last five. But starting UC San Diego guard Justin Rochelin found himself in early foul trouble, getting his third with 5:24 remaining in the first half, putting Roddy Gayle to the line -- and he hit the front end but not the back. Aniwanina Tait-Jones went to the stripe and did the reverse before freshman LJ Cason pushed the lead back to 10 with a layup. It was 32-22 Michigan at the under-four timeout. The teams still trading and Michigan up 11 with the ability to extend, both Wolverine big men attempted deep shots and missed, and Wolf was fouled getting the rebound. He missed the front end and UC San Diego got the ball back but missed its opportunity. Vlad Goldin got his seventh and eighth points to put the Wolverines up 13. In the waning seconds of the half, Gayle got his second foul and the Tritons took advantage, hitting both shots from the free throw line. But a series of near miscues at the end of the half ended up with Goldin getting a layup and getting the and-one. Michigan went into the locker room up 14, 41-27. In the first half, Michigan outshot UCSD, 53% to 34% and hit five 3s to the Tritons' two. Both teams struggled from the free-throw line, as well. Michigan turned the ball over nine times to UCSD's six, but the Wolverines had six more rebounds, helping the maize and blue get to that point where they were up 14. The maize and blue also had a 12-2 bench point advantage with Gayle, Cason, and Tschetter accounting for the extra production. Second half Michigan's length presented a lot of problems for the Tritons but the Wolverines missed out on their first possession with Vlad Goldin missing a jumper near the top of the key. An offensive foul on UCSD led to more of the same -- Goldin missing again, but he was fouled by Tait-Jones, and he hit one of two free throws to put Michigan up 15. But Goldin turned the ball over on the rebound and fouled Nordin Kapic on a made shot, giving the Tritons an and-one. Goldin got yet another foul, this one on Tyler McGhie, who cut the Michigan lead to 10. The Wolverines continued to struggle offensively while the Tritons rolled, and on the heels of a 9-0 run, it was just a six-point lead. The Wolverines quickly turned the ball over coming out of a timeout and UCSD capitalized with a 3 to cut it to three. Tre Donaldson returned the favor to push the lead back to six but feeling hot, Kapic hit another 3 and then the maize and blue turned it over for the 12th time to give the Tritons a chance to tie the game and erase the 15-point deficit entirely. It was a 15-3 run for UC San Diego at the under-16 timeout. Coming out of the timeout, both teams traded missed shots, and Michigan's potential saving grace was a shooting foul on McGhie -- though Cason missed both shots. Starting Tritons guard Hayden Gray capitalized with a layup on the other end, and Michigan's lead was now just one. Finally, sent back to the free throw line, Will Tschetter hit both attempts, ending the scoring impasse for the maize and blue. Both teams traded missed 3-point attempts, but the Tritons got multiple attempts by hitting the offensive boards. Going the other way, Michigan benefited from a second UC San Diego player (Howell) getting his fourth foul (Tait-Jones being the other), and this time Cason hit both free throw attempts to put Michigan up by five. Still, the Wolverines hadn't scored from the floor in four minutes. Wolf came back into the lineup and quickly got a layup to put the Wolverines up by seven. But on the other end, Goldin got his third foul to put the Tritons on the line after the under-12 timeout. Michigan still led, 51-44. The teams traded for a moment, but then Rubin Jones hit his first 3 to push Michigan's lead back up to 10. Up just seven, Tschetter also hit a 3 to push the Wolverines up 10. But Kapic hit two free throws after Goldin got his fourth foul at the under-eight timeout, and then Hayden Gray dropped a 3 to cut the lead back to five. The good news for the maize and blue came moments later when the Tritons' best player, Tait-Jones, fouled out with just under seven minutes remaining in the game. The Wolverines had a few opportunities as UCSD kept fouling and putting Michigan to the line, but Gayle missed one and Donaldson missed one, as well. Up five, Michigan surrendered a shot from the top of the key to McGhie to dwindle the lead to just three with under four minutes remaining. The Wolverines had gone three minutes without scoring a field goal. Then, the Wolverines faltered as feared, as UC San Diego guard McGhie (he had 23 points) hit a 3 to tie the game with 3:03 remaining in the game. Rochelin got his fourth foul, and Michigan missed the free throw, so the Tritons had a chance to take their first lead of the game -- which they did with 2:27 left. Tre Donaldson, however, answered with a clutch 3 to put the Wolverines up by one with 2:13 left. Neither team could sink a shot for the next minute but Michigan got a handful of offensive and defensive rebounds to retain the one-point lead. With 42 seconds left and the ball, Dusty May called a timeout to settle his team down. The Wolverines missed their attempt by Roddy Gayle coming out of the timeout, but Rochelin fouled out, sending Goldin to the line -- where he made both shots to put Michigan up by three. UCSD missed its 3-point attempt on the other end and the maize and blue hung on to win, 68-65. What's next? The Wolverines will play 4-seed Texas A&M on Saturday in Denver.
Yahoo
06-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
No. 24 Michigan beats Oregon 80-76 for 3rd straight victory, handing Ducks 4th loss in a row
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Will Tschetter had a season-high 17 points, Danny Wolf scored 10 of his 15 points in the first half and Vladislav Goldin had nine of his 15 after halftime to help No. 24 Michigan hold off Oregon 80-76 on Wednesday night. The Wolverines (17-5, 9-2 Big Ten) have won three straight to pull into a second-place tie with No. 9 Michigan State behind No. 7 Purdue in the conference standings. The Ducks (16-7, 5-7) have lost four in a row for the first time since the 2013-2014 season. Jackson Shelstad led Oregon with 18 points. Nate Bittle had 16 points, Keeshawn Barthelemy added 15 and TJ Bamba had 13 points. Wolf led an 11-0 run in the first half that put the Wolverines ahead by double digits after they had trailed. Michigan led 14 points in the first half and had to make free throws late to seal the victory after the Ducks rallied. Oregon: After starting 13-1 and and being a top-10 team for three weeks in December following wins over AP Top 25 teams Alabama and Texas A&M, the Ducks have dropped five of their last six games. Michigan: In Dusty May's first season, the Wolverines are 11-0 at home. The unblemished mark will be tested in their next home game against Purdue next week. Wolf put Michigan ahead by double digits midway through the first half with a dazzling, step-back jumper. The Wolverines outscored Oregon 36-24 in the paint. Both teams are back in action Saturday. Oregon plays at No. 9 Michigan State, with Spartants coach Tom Izzo a win away from tying former Indiana coach Bob Knight's record of 353 Big Ten victories. Michigan is at Indiana.
NBC Sports
06-02-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
No. 24 Michigan beats Oregon 80-76 for 3rd straight victory, handing Ducks 4th loss in a row
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Will Tschetter had a season-high 17 points, Danny Wolf scored 10 of his 15 points in the first half and Vladislav Goldin had nine of his 15 after halftime to help No. 24 Michigan hold off Oregon 80-76 on Wednesday night. The Wolverines (17-5, 9-2 Big Ten) have won three straight to pull into a second-place tie with No. 9 Michigan State behind No. 7 Purdue in the conference standings. The Ducks (16-7, 5-7) have lost four in a row for the first time since the 2013-2014 season. Jackson Shelstad led Oregon with 18 points. Nate Bittle had 16 points, Keeshawn Barthelemy added 15 and TJ Bamba had 13 points. Wolf led an 11-0 run in the first half that put the Wolverines ahead by double digits after they had trailed. Michigan led 14 points in the first half and had to make free throws late to seal the victory after the Ducks rallied. Takeaways Oregon: After starting 13-1 and and being a top-10 team for three weeks in December following wins over AP Top 25 teams Alabama and Texas A&M, the Ducks have dropped five of their last six games. Michigan: In Dusty May's first season, the Wolverines are 11-0 at home. The unblemished mark will be tested in their next home game against Purdue next week. Key moment Wolf put Michigan ahead by double digits midway through the first half with a dazzling, step-back jumper. Key stat The Wolverines outscored Oregon 36-24 in the paint. Up next Both teams are back in action Saturday. Oregon plays at No. 9 Michigan State, with Spartants coach Tom Izzo a win away from tying former Indiana coach Bob Knight's record of 353 Big Ten victories. Michigan is at Indiana.
Reuters
06-02-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
No. 24 Michigan edges Oregon for third straight win
February 6 - Will Tschetter came off the bench to score 17 points as No. 24 Michigan knocked off Oregon 80-76 in a Big Ten contest in Ann Arbor, Mich., on Wednesday. Danny Wolf had 15 points and 12 rebounds, Vladislav Goldin scored 15 points, Nimari Burnett had 13 and Tre Donaldson 12 points for Michigan (17-5, 9-2 Big Ten), which has won three straight games. Jackson Shelstad scored 18 points, Nate Bittle had 16 points, seven rebounds and three blocks, Keeshawn Barthelemy scored 15 points and TJ Bamba had 13 points and 10 rebounds for Oregon (16-7, 5-7), which has lost four straight and five of six. Oregon trailed 74-68 with 3:39 left in the game but scored four straight to cut Michigan's lead to two with 2:45 remaining. The Wolverines went up 76-72 with 1:58 remaining on a basket by Goldin, but Oregon again sliced Michigan's lead to two with 48 seconds to go after two free throws by Bamba. Following Burnett's offensive rebound on Michigan's next possession, Wolf was fouled and hit two free throws with 24.8 seconds left to give the Wolverines a 78-74 lead. Barthelemy hit two free throws with 15.6 seconds remaining for Oregon to make it a 78-76 game, but Roddy Gayle Jr. hit two free throws with 8.3 seconds left to extend the lead back to four and all but seal the game. Michigan held a 70-58 lead with 9:16 remaining before Oregon mounted a comeback. The Ducks went on an 8-0 run over a span of 1:32 to cut Michigan's lead to 70-66 with 7:44 left. Leading 41-36 at halftime, Michigan grew its lead in the initial minutes of the second half, going up 59-46 with 14:10 remaining in the game after two free throws by Gayle finished off a 13-6 run. Oregon led 16-15 in the first half before Michigan gained some separation by going on an 11-0 run to grab a 26-16 lead with 8:25 remaining until halftime.
