The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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sists despite shooting only 5 of 16 from the field (1 of 5 from threepoint range). Hardaway was 3 of 13, including just 1 of 5 from behind the arc. And Stauskas? He came out gunning and never stopped, making all five of his triples in the first half and his only one in the second, a critical three from nearly behind the backboard on the baseline. "We put so much emphasis on Trey Burke and we did a good job containing him a little bit," Florida's Patric Young said. "We didn't think Stauskas had the ability to shoot as well as he did tonight, the ability to score as well as he did. Him being able to do that helps his team, makes it so much better. "Syracuse has a lot to prepare for next Saturday." The Orange's vaunted, two-three zone was expected to give Michigan fits, but the Wolverines were on a roll. New Nights, Different Heroes When Trey Burke looks tight, it's not good news for Michigan — and that's how the sophomore point guard started in a Final Four tilt against Syracuse, missing badly on his first three attempts. His teammates joined him, hitting just one of their first six three-pointers. Still, Michigan took over in the second 10 minutes to race to a 3625 lead, and the Wolverines held on to win 61-56, earning the right "Jordan Morgan is a high-character kid," assured Alexander, who is U-M's big man coach. "Here's a young man who started for us, had significant success for us early on, experienced an injury, didn't quite bounce back with the sharpness that you would expect out of him. "He accepted his role, and not only to come back in the Final Four, Sophomore point guard Trey Burke "A lot of people doubted us. I'm so proud how we made that run." to play Louisville for a national championship. They got there thanks to freshman Caris LeVert, who hit two big triples, and Albrecht, who nailed two of his own. Syracuse forward C.J. Fair was outstanding in scoring 22 points, but the Wolverines were the better team, holding on despite missed free throws down the stretch. A charge taken by redshirt junior Jordan Morgan with 19.2 seconds remaining and Michigan up two was one of the game's key plays. but he's propelled us in a lot of instances in the NCAA Tournament. I'm just so happy for him, and it just speaks to his character." Morgan capped the win with an emphatic, breakaway dunk to the delight of his teammates. Hardaway scored 13 to lead the Wolverines, McGary added 10 points and 12 rebounds and Robinson III 10 points in the win that set up a showdown with Louisville for the title. That's where it ended