Michigan Crushes Howard, Advances in NCAA Tournament

0:00On March 20, top-seated Michigan dominated 16th-seated Howard 101 to 81 in the opening round of the NCAA tournament. Morez Johnson Jr. sparked the Wolverines with 21 points and 10 rebounds, going 8 for 8 from the field. A day, March shipped in 19 points, seven rebounds and six assists for Michigan, who moved to 32 wins and three losses. The team set a big 10 regular season record with 19 conference victories this year. Topsees improved to 160 wins and just two losses against 16th overall. Howard kept it close early, dropping 46 points in the first half. Their highest mark against the number one seed since 2004. The Bison had just nashed their first ever tournament win two days earlier over UMBC. But Michigan's depth took over in the second half, pulling away after a brief scare to build a big lead. Michigan now awaits the winner of 8th-seated Georgia and 9th-seated St. Louis, sitting one victory from matching their program record setback in 2017 to 18.