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…BSportsMonday SPRING TRAINING n The Wolverines won five straight games to cap a successful Spring Break trip. Page 4B COACH TRUMP? The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | March 7, 2016 n Max…

… in crime, had graduated. nd with their departure went 5 of the Wolverines' points per ame. There wasn't a single analyst the country that would tell ou they thought Michigan ould make the NCAA Tourna…

…- nent. But as Darius Morris laid in he Wolverines' final basket in a '0-63 win over rival Michigan tate - a win that gave Michi- an one of its most important eason sweeps in recent history - it was time…

…4B — March 7, 2016 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ‘M’ loses on Senior Night Wolverines’ NCAA Tournament hopes take hit with fourth loss in five games By JACOB GASE Daily…

… — and the Wolverines’ NCAA tournament hopes — quickly took a turn for the worse. Sitting squarely on the bubble with 20 wins and 10 conference wins, most bracketology experts labeled…

… memorable play, Jok successfully carved a path through three Wolverine defenders for an easy layup, and Uthoff made his first three baskets of the game (including two 3-pointers) to help Iowa jump out…

… to a 22-12 lead. The Wolverines started the game shooting just 2-for-11 from three, but they battled back with an 11-2 run that began when Uthoff left the game for a few minutes midway…

… Walton 3-pointer and a fast-break layup from sophomore guard Muhammad- Ali Abdur-Rahkman, the Wolverines suddenly found themselves within one point, down 24-23 with fewer than seven minutes to…

… Michigan began its second major comeback attempt. But just like the first Wolverine run of the game — and just like the game two months ago in Iowa City — the Hawkeyes snuffed out the rally. Michigan…

… had yet to carve out a steady role in the Wolverines’ bullpen. So on Saturday, when Lamb took the mound inheriting two baserunners with two outs in the eighth inning facing Southern California…

… microcosm of Michigan’s bullpen this season. The Wolverines possess a deep stable of skilled relievers, and while they have had several huge moments, they have still suffered from inconsistency. This…

… the Big Ten Tournament. Compared to the seventh- seeded Wolverines, MICHAEL the Fighting LAURILA Ilini were _ the tenth On Women's seed and a Basketball weaker Big Ten team. In last year's Big Ten…

… Wolverines had. Like last year, Michigan is currently on the NCAA Tour- nament bubble, and yet again, it faced a similar scenario on Thursday. But the Wolverines used a stingy defense and an efficient scoring…

… LANTERN IN A FACEBOOK WAR. Support us on Facebook. *^! 'LIKE' THE MICHIGAN DAILY With Hardaway Jr. and junior guard Stu Douglass, who played despite beingsick, scoreless in the first half, the Wolverines…

…, the Wolverines out- scored the Spartans 26-20 in the paint. But Michigan State hit the glass harder, out- rebounding Michigan by 16. With the Wolverines' win, Michigan is in a four-way tie for fourth…

…- 8 from the free throw line in the half. And it seemed like every shot he hit was big, either stopping a Wolverine run before it could take off, or building momentum for his own team. Lucas scored nine…

… usually challenged, too, but fell any- way. Earlier in the season, the Wolverines may have got- ten rattled in the face of such an onslaught, but ultimately, they kept their composure and held on to win…

… analogy). But the wait is so worth it for any Michigan fan. It all came in the Wolverines 70-63 win over Michigan State on Saturday. It was Michigan's first sweep of the Spartans in more than a decade. The…

… Wolverines did it in their last regular season game of the year. They did it at home and they did it in a game which fea- tured two teams both fightingto stay alive in the NCAA Tourna- ment hunt. Beilein…

…'s offense finally looked crisp. The Wolverines out- smarted the Spartans, used their intelligence to top a team that is arguably more athletic and forced a program that has too many times dominated Michi- gan…

… when his Hoosiers obliterated the Wolverines, 80-61 on Jan. 15 and Michigan cruised to a 1-6 start to its Big Ten schedule. But things started to change. Jordan Morgan finally figured out that after he…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday March 7, 2016 — 3B Michigan falls early in Indianapolis Iowa storms back to oust Wolverines in first round of Big Ten Tournament By TED…

… Wolverines trailed by just eight going into the fourth quarter, but 35-percent shooting in the last 10 minutes prevented them from crawling back. Michigan had been in that position before, even against…

… guarded Thome in the first quarter, but during that stretch the Wolverine center had 11 points, two offensive rebounds, a block and a steal. Iowa coach Lisa Bluder adjusted the matchup, giving…

…-4 in the Hawkeyes’ second-quarter run. Gustafson finished with a career-high 25 points as well as 10 rebounds, just one of Iowa’s three double-doubles Thursday. Whenever the Wolverines’ guards…

… choice but to take her out for the remainder of the first half of the Wolverines’ Big Ten Tournament game against Iowa. With the junior guard on the bench, the Michigan women’s basketball team had…

… to make do without its best defender, and the Hawkeyes capitalized. Though Iowa was held to 21 points in the first quarter, the Hawkeyes exploded for 31 in the second, putting the Wolverines in…

… Thompson sidelined, Disterhoft made the Wolverines pay, racking up 15 points with Thompson out of the game, including 11 in the second quarter, to finish the first half with 17. Disterhoft’s hot…

… offensive output. Thompson leads the Wolverines with 151 assists on the season. Without her running the offense, Michigan — which scored 29 points in the first quarter — was unable to keep pace…

… half and finished the game with 22. The offense was also able to get back on track with Thompson back in charge. The Wolverines were just two points shy of matching Iowa’s second half scoring…

…, has led the Wolverines to the Final Four and the Elite Eight in the last four years and has had five NBA draft picks in the same time period. Clearly, there’s only one man who can fix all of this…

…, Michigan’s playing style will change. You’re sick and tired of the Wolverines failing to develop dominant big men, right? Those guys will grow on trees under Coach Trump. Nobody, after all…

… line? The Wolverines (9-9 Big Ten, 19-12 overall) led by a4 many as14 points on Saturday, butlike most Bigen con- ference games, it came down to the final five minutes when Michigan led by just four. The…

…'texecutig oandwenpregettingturn- overs," Hardaway Jr. said. "So we just wanted to make sure we came out in the second half and played tough." But he was not the only Wolverine to struggle fromr the floor inthe first stanza. The…

… shooting struggles, Michigan held an improbable eight ard in the Wolverine's game against Michigan State, point lead heading into the break. 1996-1997. See MSU, Page 3i Michigan withstands Lucas's surge…

… are the things that teams coached by Michigan coach John Beilein go through. The Wolverines have suffered at many times solely because of Beilein's offensive scheme. And as difficult as it has been to…

… - star- jawed at each other for stretches ing down the distinct possibility of the afternoon. that his team could be swept by Lucas took exception to what- the hated rival Wolverines in ever Morris yelled…

… maybe he deserved it." Izzo then emphatically pound- ed the podium while addressing the rivalry. For his part, Michi See ALTERCATION, Page 31 Wolverines fall to last-place Illini in Big Ten tournament…

… tournament semi- finals. And things only got worse for Michigan after the first five min- utes. By the time the first-half buzzer sounded, Illinois had all but run the Wolverines out of Conseco Field House…

… half this season. Illinois forward and Detroit native Amber Moore nearly equaled Michigan's point total with 14 first-half points. The Wolverines shot an atro- cious 13.3 percent from behind the arc, and…

… in both categories. "I don't necessarily think we See ILLINI, Page 3B Michigan coach Kevin Borseth and the Wolverines have an uncertain post- season future. i Afterfinishing at the top of the CCHA…

… seemingly locked into a top- four seed — bracketmatrix.com, a website that compiles a host of predictions, has the Wolverines as the final No. 3 seed. Michigan has won nine games in a row, and after…

…, middling Big Ten team has become one of the hottest in the country, and a bonafide contender. But after winning four games in four days, the red-hot Wolverines will go at least 10 days before…

… Wolverines up, 6-3, early in the third period. The helper added to Boka’s plus-15 rating, best among the Wolverine defensemen. “Nick’s been really good the second half, and good for him,” Pearson said…

… the postseason rolls on and the Wolverines look to more good fortune, No. 74 in the maize sweater will be a key force on the backline. Not just as his bruiser reputation proceeds him, but as a…

… and the Wolverines traveled to the Maui Invitational to take on some of the top competition in the country. He took with him a freshman point guard whose collective collegiate experience had come…

… garner the national attention it deserved. And with the spotlight on in con- ference play, the Wolverines went toe-to-toe with the Big Ten elites and earned a share of the regular- season crown. Beilein…

… firmer grasp on the Wolverines’ strength and conditioning program, The Michigan Daily sat down with Jamie Preiss. This past summer, Preiss was named Michigan’s strength and conditioning coach after…

… part of what we do. ZOEY HOLMSTROM/Daily Senior forward Jillian Dunston has made an impression in her time at Michigan as being one of the hardest workers in the weight room for the Wolverines. PHOTO…

… Wolverines fall without LeVert, Albrecht on Senior Night. » INSIDE Senior plight Musical artist Matisyahu to visit Ann Arbor for performance By ANDREW HIYAMA Daily Staff Reporter Mark your…

… Saturday, March 5. Freshman guard Tim Hardaway Jr. led the Wolverines with 20 points in their victory over the Spartans. For more coverage of the game see SportsMonday, inside. CHANGES FROM LANSING Mich igan…

… on spring break based on level of tan. Andrew D. Martin @ProfADM Welcome back to campus, Wolverines! I know you missed me. Read more at MichiganDaily.com 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109…

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