Michigan and UC San Diego clash on Thursday night (10:00 p.m., TBS) in a classic 5-versus-12 NCAA Tournament matchup.
The Tritons are a top-40 KenPom team seeded on the 12 line and enter the tournament on a season-best 15-game winning streak. Michigan has a better resume than predictive metrics and is only favored by 2.5 points.
The sort of clash only the NCAA Tournament can provide: one of the biggest brands in the field against a program that is eligible to play for the first time after transitioning from Division II to Division I. One of the trendiest upset picks in the field with no NCAA Tournament experience against a group with Final Fours, upset wins, and upset losses under their belts.
More on Michigan-UCSD:
- Podcast: Official Michigan-UC San Diego Preview
- Video & Quotes: Michigan Preview Press Conference
- First Look: UC San Diego Tritons
“The one thing we’ve done differently is Danny started it by talking about the perspective of the underdog or the team that has nothing to lose,” Dusty May said on Wednesday. “A s a group we talked about how we’re going to still be aggressive, we’re still going to play the way we play, but at no point during that 40 minutes are we going to play with any fear of failure.
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