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Michigan sets historic mark during NCAA Tournament run
By Sydney Hunte
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Michigan is one win away from its second-ever national championship in men’s basketball.
The Wolverines, behind Glen Rice, cut down the nets in Seattle in 1989. Now, with a win over UConn on Monday at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Dusty May — a Terre Haute native and a student manager at Indiana University in the late 1990s under Bob Knight — will have led his Michigan team to the top of the mountain.
The Wolverines have been unstoppable ever since the tournament began. They led Howard by just four points in the first half before a 101-80 first-round win, then routed Saint Louis 95-72 in the Round of 32. After trailing Alabama by 49-47 in the Sweet 16, they outscored the Crimson Tide 43-28 in the second half on the way to a 90-77 victory. In the Elite Eight, they were barely challenged by Tennessee in a 95-62 laugher, then played their way into the title game by cruising past fellow No. 1 seed Arizona 91-73.
Michigan has done something no team has ever done in NCAA Tournament history. It’s beaten its opponents by at least 10 points through the first five rounds while scoring 90 or more points.
Of course, none of that matters unless the Wolverines can handle the Huskies on Monday night. According to the latest Kalshi market, they are favored to do just that, and by a wide margin.
