Records: No. 6 Michigan (22-9, 11-7 Big Ten); No. 11 UNLV (31-2, 18-0 Mountain West).
Tipoff: 3 p.m. Friday; Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
TV: ESPNU.
At stake: Winner faces winner of No. 3 LSU vs. No. 14 Hawaii (5:30 p.m. Friday, ESPN2) on Sunday for spot in Sweet 16.
NCAA history
The Wolverines, 10-10 all-time, are playing in their fifth straight NCAA tournament and coming off an Elite Eight appearance last season. The Rebels, meanwhile, made the tourney last season for the first time since 2002 and are 3-9 all-time; UNLV hasn’t won in the NCAAs since beating Texas Tech in 1991’s first round.