What a bizarre, yet entertaining game we were gifted in Thursday’s opening matchup of the South Region. An up-and-down 11-seed Michigan team came back from 15 points to pull off the first-round upset over the six-seed Colorado State Rams. While the upset may or may not have come as a surprise, the way that it happened sure was head-scratching.
You won’t believe these stats:
- Michigan made zero threes. in the first half and didn’t make one until the 17:07 mark of the second half.
- Colorado State did not attempt its first free throw until the 12:29 mark of the second half.
- The Wolverines’ starters scored 71 of the team’s 75 total points (four bench points).
- Colorado State took a 28-13 lead and was then outscored 62-35 the rest of the way.
