Regional Semifinals Game Thread

mabrowndog

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Michigan is 11-for-19 from deep, while the Vols are just 3-for-10. But UM is up just 72-67 now inside 2 minutes. Vols making a run led by Jordan McRae.
 
 

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Great D by Tennessee, forcing the shot clock violation.
 
Time out Vols with :39 left and the ball, still down 5. Not over yet.
 

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Refs give the ball to the Vols on a close call. Bucket cuts it to 3. Still have to commit a bunch of fouls to get Michigan to the line. There's #5 with 21.3 left.
 

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ThePrideofShiner said:
Wow. Not sure about going for the 2 right there. But still, wild scrum.
 
Yup, especially since they still need to foul to get them into the bonus. Should have launched from deep. 
 

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This is some kind of implosion by Michigan.  Tennessee wasn't even close to the bonus. All Michigan had to do was inbounds the ball and hold onto it. Brutal.
 

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Squandering isn't the word, Nantz. This is an enormous choke, even with the bad call on the out-of-bounds play. It never should have been a factor. Michigan was completely in control of this game.
 

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back to the court, trapped against the sideline, and the coach does not call a timeout when he has two. inexcusable. 
 

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LeVert is killing me right now. What a terrible last few minutes. Ever since that forced 3 with around 2:30 left.
 

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That's a total flop. Brutal call, though I guess that evens out for the bad OOB call.
 

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I actually thought it was a fair call. And even if he holds his whistle, the ball was knocked out of bounds.