The Michigan Wolverines came out victorious in their opening round NIT game, defeating the Toledo Rockets at home, 90-80.
The Rockets finished first in the MAC this season, ending the regular season with a 27-7 record and a 16-2 record in conference. Michigan has struggled against MAC schools this season, needing overtime to beat Ohio and losing to Central Michigan, a game that really hurt the Wolverines’ tournament resume. In those two games, the Wolverines got outrebounded by a combined margin of 93-78.
While the Wolverines got off to a bad start, they shot the lights out in the second half.