Michigan-Duke thread

A trip to the Sweet Sixteen is on the line when the Big Ten clashes with the  Atlantic Coast Conference in Charlotte.

Michigan is making its 22nd (18th*) all-time appearance in the NCAA Tournament, its second in the last three seasons. The Wolverines are 42-20 (35-16*) all-time in the tournament. Michigan is making its second trip to the NCAA Tournament under John Beilein. In 2009, Beilein led the No. 10 seeded Wolverines to the second round, defeating No. 7 Clemson in the fi rst round before falling to No. 2 Oklahoma in the second round. Michigan is 12-3 (10-2*) all-time in the Round of 64 in the NCAA Tournament. The Wolverines are 5-5 (4-4*) all-time in the Round of 32. Michigan is a No. 8 seed for the fi rst time in its NCAA Tournament history. The Wolverines have played
in the No. 8 v. No. 9 fi rst round game twice as a No. 9 seed. The Wolverines defeated Navy, 97-82, in the
fi rst round in 1987, in Charlotte, N.C., and fell to No. 8 Western Kentucky in the 1995 NCAA Tournament,
82-76 in overtime, in Dayton, Ohio. Michigan will make its second NCAA Tournament appearance in Charlotte, N.C. The Wolverines fi rst appeared in the Queen City in the fi rst and second round in 1987, beating Navy, 97-82, before falling to top-seeded North Carolina, 109-97.

Duke, making its 35th NCAA Tournament appearance, has been one of the best NCAA Tournament teams in the history of college basketball. The Blue Devils’ .760 winning percentage (95-30) in NCAA Tournament play is the best all-time. Duke is tied for third in NCAA Tournament history with 95 wins and ranks fourth in games
played with 125.

Wolverines to challenge No. 3 Duke on Sunday for spot in Sweet 16

Michigan and Duke tangle with trip to Sweet 16 on the line

Much taller Duke to take on Michigan

Duke vs. Michigan

2010-11 WOLVERINE BASKETBALL ROSTER

0 Zack Novak F 6-4 210 Jr.
1 Stu Douglass G 6-3 190 Jr.-
2 Jordan Dumars F 6-5 220 So.
4 Darius Morris G 6-4 190 So.
5 Eso Akunne G 6-3 220 So.
10 Tim Hardaway Jr. G 6-5 185 Fr.
11 Darrick Ervin II G 5-11 160 Jr.
13 Matt Vogrich G 6-4 190 So.
15 Jon Horford F 6-9 220 Fr.
20 Josh Bartelstein G 6-2 205 So.
22 Blake McLimans F 6-10 240 R-Fresh
23 Evan Smotrycz F 6-9 225 Fr.
32 Corey Person G 6-3 200 Jr.
45 Colton Christian F 6-6 215 Fr.
52 Jordan Morgan F 6-8 240 R-Fresh

2010-11 Blue Devil roster

No. Name (Ht., Wt., Yr.) Pos. ……………..PPG…… RPG…….. APG
1 Kyrie Irving (6-2, 180, Fr.) G …………..17.0 ……3.8………. 4.7
2 Nolan Smith (6-2, 185, Sr.) G ……………20.9….. 4.5………. 5.3
3 Tyler Thornton (6-1, 185, Fr.) G ………..1.6……. 0.7……… 1.0
5  Mason Plumlee (6-10, 230, So.) F ……..7.2……. 8.4……… 1.5
12  Kyle Singler (6-8, 230, Sr.) F ………….17.0…… 6.8…….. 1.6
15 Josh Hairston (6-7, 210, Fr.) F …………1.5……. 1.3……… 0.1
20 Andre Dawkins (6-4, 205, So.) G ……….8.1……. 1.9 ……..0.6
21 Miles Plumlee (6-10, 245, Jr.) F ………..4.9 …….5.0…….. 0.4
30 Seth Curry (6-2, 180, So.) G ……………..9.5……. 1.9……… 2.0
34 Ryan Kelly (6-11, 235, So.) F …………….6.7…… 3.8……… 0.9
51 David Mayer (6-4, 195, Fr.) G
52 Todd Zafi rovski (6-9, 235, So.) F
53 Casey Peters (6-4, 200, Sr.) G

Stats Comparison
……………………………….Duke………….. Michigan
Points ………………………81.2……………….. 66.4
Opp. Points ……………….63.7……………….. 62.2
Rebounds ………………….38.3 ………………..32.1
Opp. Rebounds …………..35.3……………….. 33.7
Off. Rebounds …………….12.2…………………. 8.4
Opp. Off. Rebounds ………12.9………………… 9.6
Field Goal Pct. ……………..471 ………………..447
Opp. Field Goal Pct. ………398……………….. .427
3-Point Pct. ………………….378 ………………..352
Opp. 3-Point Pct. ……………316………………. .321
3-Point FGs …………………..8.0…………………. 8.1
Opp. 3-Point FGs …………..4.6………………….. 6.4
Free Throw Pct. ……………752………………… .695
Opp. Free Throw Pct. ……..642……………….. .676
Personal Fouls …………….17.7……………….. 16.6
Assists ……………………….14.5……………….. 13.7
Turnovers …………………..12.1……………….. 10.1
Opp. Turnovers ……………15.1………………… 11.7
Blocked Shots ………………4.4…………………… 2.0
Steals ………………………….7.5………………….. 4.7

Notes courtesy of mgoblue.com and goduke.com