Ann Arbor clash: Michigan’s epic win bucks conference supremacy!
Trey McKenney is no longer in the conversation of college basketball's freshman phenoms. But he's got a chance to help push Michigan to Final Four.
CHICAGO – There was just one place Michigan freshman Trey McKenney came up short in his postseason debut. Good thing for the Wolverines, it wasn’t on the floor. “He listens to the same kind of music I do, all the old-school stuff.
I was actually quizzing him earlier,” Yaxel Lendeborg, Michigan’s Big Ten Player of the Year , said. “He failed,” Lendeborg said, laughing. “ `If You Think You’re Lonely Now,’ by Bobby Womack.
He got that wrong. ” March Madness bracketology: NCAA tournament bubble picture gets shakeup Michigan can live with that after McKenney nailed the performance that mattered. The freshman had 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting along with four rebounds, a block and a steal as Michigan held off Ohio State 71-67 on Friday, March 13, in the Wolverines’ first game at the Big Ten tournament .
The Wolverines will play Wisconsin in the semifinals on Saturday, March 14, giving them the chance to avenge their only conference loss this season. “It's amazing to see his journey,” Lendeborg said. “A lot of guys hit freshman walls.