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THE ESSENTIALS
WHAT |
#2 Michigan (20-4, 14-3 B1G)
vs #220 Texas Southern (17-8, 10-3 SWAC) |
yeah buddy
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WHERE |
Mackey Arena
West Lafayette, IN |
WHEN |
3 PM Eastern
Saturday, March 20 |
THE LINE |
Kenpom: M -25
Torvik: M -23 |
TELEVISION |
CBS
PBP: Ian Eagle
Analyst: Grant Hill |
THE OVERVIEW
Texas Southern defeated Mount St. Mary's 60-52 in the First Four and now enters the NCAA tournament proper. (Condolences to Michigan State, which could not replicate that feat.) Your author regards this with grim amusement since he's been advocating for Michigan to avoid SWAC teams for years since they've acted as anchors in a lot of teamsheet metrics no matter how you beat them. The first year Michigan actually filled out their schedule primarily with mid-majors in the 100-200 range, they draw a SWAC team in the first round.
Anyway, TSU's bid represents a return to form for the Tigers, who had four bids in five years under Mike Davis from 2014-2018. Davis moved on to Detroit, where he's been rebuilding the crater that Bacari Alexander left. TSU hired former LSU coach Johnny Jones and has resided at or near the top of the league since; this is their first bid under Jones.
TSU has not made it out of the first round during this period because all but one of their bids was as a 16 seed. The 2014-15 Tigers got a 15 largely on the strength of an overtime victory over Michigan State. I don't make up the historical facts, I just report 'em.
THE US
Seth's graphic [click to embiggen]:
faq for these graphics
Isaiah Livers does not make the lineup card at all.
THE LINEUP CARD
Seth's graphic [click for big]:
The Johnny Jones Index temporarily replaces the Bo Ryan Index. The Johnny Jones index is how many images on the first page of a google image search are of you at another job.
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