Michigan Wolverines
For Michigan, it’s been a heck of a ride since the team’s plane crash. Now, they’re faced with a chance to break into the Elite Eight after a thrilling upset of Louisville in the Round of 32.
What was most shocking about that game was that it truly signified the end of some of the familiar faces we’ve come to know in March Madness.
Duke is almost always in the championship talk, the defending champs at Villanova weren’t expecting to be home already, and then the Cardinals saw their season end, too.
Even when Derrick Walton Jr. isn't Michigan's leading man, he's still Michigan's leading man https://t.co/b0KkbNNY86 pic.twitter.com/OCwdIhL0xF
— Brendan Quinn (@BFQuinn) March 20, 2017
As one of the juggernaut slayers, Michigan remains a lovable underdog. They’ll clash with Oregon in a game that they know they can win — and that should have the Ducks on edge.
One area that they’re gifted in as opposed to everyone else still in the tournament is turnovers. Against one of the top seeds in Louisville, the Wolverines turned the ball over just six times the entire game.
Keeping that away from Oregon will help them fix any mistakes or easy buckets that the Ducks get when they have possession.
If they beat Oregon, the winner of Kansas-Purdue awaits.