Drawing No. 12 seed UC San Diego. The Tritons went 30-4 this season and own a 15-game winning streak. UC San Diego plays fantas

In the NCAA Tournament, Michigan won’t have to worry about playing on back-to-back days. And they have the talent to keep up with just about anyone in the country, evidence by their 68-62 loss to open the regular season against the consensus No. 1 South Carolina.

The Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team makes its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2022 on Thursday when it takes on the UC San Diego Tritons in a first-round matchup in the South region.

The final college basketball game before the NCAA Tournament bracket unveiled up to the hype. No. 3 seed Michigan defeated No. 5 seed Wisconsin 59-53 to capture the Big Ten Tournament Championship on Sunday.

Tre Donaldson raced the length of the court for a left-handed layup to push Michigan over Maryland and into the Big Ten Tournament championship

Tre Donaldson uses a head of steam to drive through the lane and score the winner for Michigan with 0.4 seconds left.