
Evan Smotrycz explodes in the first half Smotrycz hasn’t been consistent this year but he’s completely changed the complexion of several games. At the very least he’s displayed samplings of the offensive tools that make him such a promising prospect going forward. Evan had 11 first half points versus Duke and all of them were [...]
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Photo: Detroit News NCAA Basketball It’s only fitting that Michigan’s season ended in this fashion. Not with heartbreak at the buzzer, but with a second half comeback that nobody more than a couple steps away from the Michigan bench would have deemed possible. Duke was the bigger, stronger and quicker team and held a 14-point [...]

John Beilein, Stu Douglass and Zack Novak took to the podium and addressed the media after Michigan’s gutwrenching loss to Duke. We’ll have video later. COACH JOHN BEILEIN: Great basketball game. So many ups and downs in the game and really proud of our team. I felt we spent a lot of time convincing them [...]
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Photo: Freep Michigan will play its 35th game of the season for an opportunity to play a 36th. Tip off is scheduled for 30 minutes after the UNC-Washington game concludes, which is estimated around 2:45 pm. The game will be nationally televised on CBS or you can stream the game on NCAA.com. As always, we [...]

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Basics Who: Duke (31-4) vs. Michigan (21-13) Where: Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, NC When: ~2:45 ET, Sunday, March 20th (30 mins after UNC/UW) TV: CBS / Online Streaming Radio: MGoBlue / WTKA 1050 AM More NCAA Tournament Coverage Two years ago, Michigan upset Duke at home and rode the ensuing wave of momentum to [...]