Michigan 75, Tennessee 45
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Zack Novak scored 14 points, including two 3-pointers in a decisive spurt to start the second half, and Michigan beat listless Tennessee 75-45 on Friday in the West region.
The loss was the eighth in 12 games for the Volunteers (19-15), and coach Bruce Pearl's future is in question after his athletic director recently said "the jury is still out" on whether Pearl will return.
In only their second NCAA tournament appearance since 1998, the eighth-seeded Wolverines (21-13) turned a four-point halftime lead into a rout when they got hot from the outside and found a way to stop Tennessee freshman Tobias Harris.
After scoring 19 points and not missing a combined 13 shots from the field and foul line in the first half, Harris went scoreless on 0-of-5 shooting as ninth-seeded Tennessee was outscored 42-16.
Michigan takes on Duke next - tune in for pre-game Sunday at 2 p.m. on WWJ Newsradio 950.
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