Top-seeded Michigan used stout first-half defense and efficient second-half offense Sunday to rout fourth-seeded Florida State 76-58 in the East Region semifinals of the NCAA Tournament in Indianapolis.
Hunter Dickinson and Brandon Johns Jr. each scored a game-high 14 points for the Wolverines (23-4), who will play 11th-seed UCLA on Tuesday for the regional crown and a berth in the Final Four. The Bruins upset second-seed Alabama 88-78 in overtime later Sunday.
Franz Wagner added 13 points, 10 rebounds and five assists and Chaundee Brown chipped in 12 for Michigan, which converted 18 of 26 field-goal attempts in the second half. The Wolverines drew assists off all but three of …
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