March 05, 2018
(vol. 127, iss. 84)
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… a Wolverine team once ranked as high as No. 13 in the Associated Press Top 25, even if one of those wins came against then-No. 13 Maryland. In its first contest on Thurs- day, Michigan breezed…
… Friday, even the trusted hands of Flaherty and Thome failed the Wolverines, as turnovers in transition on two consecutive possessions in the final 2:30 cost them dearly in a 61-54 loss to the third…
…’s most recent Bracketology report. After missing out on the Big Dance in infamous fashion a year ago, the Wolverines seem poised to return for the first time since coach Kim Barnes Arico’s debut…
… goals, jumping out to a 3-1 lead and silencing the crowd at Yost Ice Arena. By the end of the period, though, the Wolverines would be back on top. With three straight goals of its own off the power…
…, as the two teams com- bined to find the back of the net another 11 times. It was the Badgers who opened the scor- ing and the Wolverines who answered back with three goals of their own this time…
… days isn’t easy any way you slice it, but as far as luck of the draw is concerned, the fifth-seeded, 15th-ranked Wolverines weren’t dealt the easiest hand. First up was Iowa, a team Michigan had…
… swept but couldn’t afford to look past. Whether the Wolverines or the officials were more to blame, Thursday’s opening game did not bode well for their tourna- ment chances. As foul trouble hindered…
… embarrassed Michigan in a 20-point win in Lincoln. But Friday, the Wolverines gave the Cornhuskers a taste of their own medicine. Michigan went 11-for-13 from beyond the arc, and four players hit double…
… figures en route to a nearly 20-point victory of its own. After that, a date with No. 2 Michigan State awaited. The Wolverines had beaten the Spartans by 10 points at the Breslin Center in January…
…, and Michigan State was eager for revenge. But Michigan was hav- ing none of it Saturday, riding a 49-point second-half outburst to another double-digit victory. And finally, the Wolverines would…