The Michigan Wolverines steamrolled the Texas A&M Aggies in last night's Sweet 16 matchup, advancing to the Elite 8 for the third time in the last six seasons.
Just days after surviving Houston, thanks to a buzzer-beating 3-pointer from Jordan Poole, Michigan went out and dominated from start to finish. By halftime the Wolverines had built up a 24-point lead and the second half featured much of the same as Michigan cruised to a 99-72 victory while shooting an incredible 62% from the field. Senior guard Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman led the way with 24 points, 7 assists and 5 rebounds, while Juniors Moritz Wagner and Charles Matthews chipped in 21 and 18 points, respectively.
After routing A&M, the Michigan athletics twitter account trolled ESPN for ranking them 15th out of the remaining Sweet 16 teams.
With the win, Michigan will now take on the #9 Florida State Seminoles, who picked up a 15-point victory against Gonzaga last night. The two teams are set to do battle tomorrow, March 24, at 8:49pm ET, with the winner representing the West Region in the Final Four.
Check out some of the reactions to Michigan's dominant Sweet 16 showing, which included some Michigan State and ESPN slander, below.
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