What Went Down In The First Round Of The NCAA Tournament

At some point the shots were going to fall for Michigan, but the size difference is considerable and weighing on Colorado State, the third-shortest team in the tournament, according to KenPom. Michigan goes 6-foot-8, 6–foot-11, 7-foot-1 along the front court. Colorado State has a single guy > 6-foot-8 who consistently plays. Michigan is +6 on the glass but it feels like a bigger split.

Yeah, the shooting luck really has turned around, with Colorado State just missing a shot at the rim there.

Caleb Houstan seems to finally be putting things together, as evidenced by this spell of hot shooting. He’s largely underperformed his recruiting ranking (No. 8 according to ESPN), but what a way to put people on notice.