Michigan 79, Florida 59
Two teams played in this game. One got going right from the opening tip. The other took over 15 minutes to really hit its stride. Unsurprisingly, the one that was ready from the get-go was Michigan, the team that was up 41-17 with 4 minutes to go in the first half. After that it was simply a matter of keeping Florida from putting together a series of sustained runs. Florida got within 11 points 4 minutes into the second half, Michigan responded by scoring 9 of the next 11 points and Florida never even got a whiff of being that close again.
I have to say, I didn't see Michigan coming. In fairness to me, they did lose 6 of their last 12 games on the season. On the flip side, they did win 20 of their first 21, and were ranked #1 for a time. Having watched them closely for the last 2 games, and a decent amount the game before them too, their offense is outstanding. I think where I missed the boat on them was defensively. They are much better than I gave them credit for. Combine an elite offense with a just good enough defense and you have a team capable of making a Final Four run. Combine the elite offense with a legitimately good defense and you have a serious threat to win the whole thing, like Michigan.
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