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Michigan basketball dumps Florida to make Sweet 16: Observations

DES MOINES, Iowa — John Beilein came to Michigan basketball in 2007 just hoping to get the school's name called on Selection Sunday.

Nearly 12 years later, he's blitzed by that goal — and just about everything else.

No. 2 Michigan got 19 points from Jordan Poole and clamped down on No. 10 Florida for a 64-49 win Saturday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines to clinch the program's fifth Sweet 16 appearance in the past seven years, including three straight.

Zavier Simpson added nine points, nine assists and nine rebounds, as the Wolverines outscored the Gators, 32-21, in the second half.