Michigan basketball bludgeons Tennessee 95-62 to advance to Final Four
Michigan basketball is heading to the Final Four for the first time since 2018 after destroying Tennessee in the Elite Eight on Sunday in Chicago.
CHICAGO − Since the offseason, Michigan basketball's catch phrase has been "April habits. " The Wolverines showed exactly what those championship-level habits look like against Tennessee in the Elite Eight on Sunday, March 29 at United Center. No.
1 seed Michigan is headed to the Final Four in Indianapolis after it blew the doors off 6-seed Tennessee, 95-62, in the Midwest region final. It's the program's first trip to college basketball's biggest stage since it played for the national title in 2018. It happened in a flash, as Michigan played perhaps its best eight-minute stretch since winning the Players Era Festival in November in Las Vegas.
The Wolverines made seven of eight shots, the ball on a string, zipping across every corner, using every inch of the floor. On defense, they swarmed, swatted and stole − not just the ball, but the Volunteers' soul. Michigan was down by two when it went on a game-changing 24-2 run in less than seven minutes of game time.
During that time Tennessee went just 1-for-13 on field goals and turned the ball over four times, going more than six minutes without a field goal. By the time Tennessee regrouped, Michigan led, 38-18, and it was over from there. RELIVE IT: Michigan vs Tennessee live March Madness updates: Game score, Elite 8 highlights Michigan finished with as many buckets in the paint (nine) as Tennessee had from the floor in the first 20 minutes.