On Wednesday, March, 16^th at approximately 9:00 P.M. the (22-10) Michigan Wolverines will take on the (20-11) Tulsa Golden Hurricanes for the right to be a part of the 64 team NCAA Basketball Tournament.  “The Crowd” projects a final score of Tulsa 76.9 – Michigan 75.9 with an over/under of 152.8.

Scoring Margin: Michigan +6.8 (68th) Tulsa +4.3 (111th)

Points per game: Michigan 74.3 (146th) Tulsa 74 (150th)

Points allowed per game: Michigan 67.5 (70th) Tulsa 69.7 (120th)

Field Goal Percentage Offense: Michigan 46.6% (50th) Tulsa 44.4% (161st)

Three Point Percentage: Michigan 38.4% (30th) Tulsa 32.9% (256th)

Free Throw Percentage: Michigan 73.7% (42nd) Tulsa 67.8% (256th)

Field Goal Percentage Defense: Tulsa 41.6% (85th) Michigan 44.5% (238th)

Turnovers committed per game: Michigan 9.8 (7th) Tulsa 10.8 (29th)

Turnovers forced per game: Tulsa 14.4 (54th) Michigan 11.9 (242nd)

Rebounds per game: Tulsa 35 (237th) Michigan 32 (322nd)

Assists per game: Michigan 15 (73rd) Tulsa 13.7 (143rd)

Michigan has the advantage in most of the major statistical categories and they played a more difficult schedule.  Michigan has signature wins over three ranked teams: Maryland, Purdue, and Indiana.  Tulsa has signature wins over two ranked teams: SMU and Wichita State.  Michigan has a distinct advantage in three point shooting and they are a top 10 team in fewest turnovers.  I like the Wolverines to win Wednesday night.

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