The Michigan Wolverines men’s basketball team’s NCAA Tournament opener went about exactly as it hoped. The Wolverines never had any problem with Texas Southern and no one got seriously injured.
Michigan’s 82-66 win over the Tigers is going to be forgotten pretty easily and pretty soon, if it hasn’t been already. That’s basically the best outcome you can hope for if you’re a 1-seed playing a 16-seed. Forgettable games are a necessity because things are going to get a lot tougher as soon as Monday.
LSU, the eighth seed in the East Region, looked impressive in a 76-61 win over a solid St.