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March Madness 2022: No. 11 seed Michigan upsets Tennessee in second round, advances to fifth straight Sweet 16

March Madness 2022: No. 11 seed Michigan upsets Tennessee in second round, advances to fifth straight Sweet 16

The NCAA Tournament’s biggest upset of Round 2 (so far!) arrived in Indianapolis on Saturday afternoon as No. 11 seed Michigan took down No. 3 seed Tennessee 76-68, and in the process punched a ticket to the Sweet 16 for a fifth consecutive March Madness.

The Wolverines were a 7-point underdog, but it was a near dead-even matchup featuring a dozen lead changes, a half-dozen ties and both teams splitting good runs with the lead before Michigan’s strong sprint to the finish line in crunch time.

Michigan welcomed back starting guard DeVante’ Jones into its lineup after he missed the team’s first-round game days earlier vs. Colorado State because he was in concussion protocol, and the results early were undeniable. The Wolverines got out to a hot start in the first half and made Tennessee uncomfortable, with Jones tossing in a pair of points, three boards and three assists. 

Jones did not return in the second…

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