The outbreak of COVID-19 has taken over the sports world with the professional sports in suspension and the cancellation of the NCAA Tournament. So, Sixers Wire will bring back some of the best moments of March Madness for the current Philadelphia 76ers.
Tuesday’s edition brings us back to Glenn Robinson III and the Michigan Wolverines. After a classic win over the Kansas Jayhawks in the Sweet 16, the Wolverines turned their attention to the Florida Gators. Some questioned whether Michigan would be able to keep things going after the emotional win over the Jayhawks, but the Wolverines soon put those concerns to bed.
March 31, 2013
Michigan jumped out to a 13-0 lead and they never looked back. Former Sixer Nik Stauskas, who was 2-for-12 from deep in the first three games of the tournament, came out on fire and started drilling 3-pointers. His efforts gave Michigan a 47-32 halftime lead and they never looked back as Florida could never get close.
Stauskas led the Wolverines with 22 points and he was a perfect 6-for-6 from deep while another former Sixer, Trey Burke, had 15 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists with Robinson III chipping in six points and two rebounds in a 79-59 win. With the way Stauskas was shooting, there wasn’t a lot that the Wolverines needed from others.
Michigan will now move on to the Final Four for the first time since 1983 and Burke believes they’re not done yet as he told reporters:
I said it in the summer and the coaches kind of got on me saying we can be national championship contenders. But that was coming from my heart. I knew once we put the talent with the toughness and execution, then I knew this team could be special. We’re coming together at the right time.
The Wolverines will now have to move on and face another challenge in the form of Michael Carter-Williams and the Syracuse Orange. [lawrence-related id=28596,28588,28579]