Michigan catches fire to start second half in rout of Tennessee

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    For much of the past decade, Michigan has faded to the background in its state come March as rival Michigan State routinely made deep NCAA tournament runs.

    Now the undersized but plucky Wolverines have the spotlight to themselves thanks to a dominant second half that sent coach Bruce Pearl and Tennessee to an early offseason of uncertainty.

    Behind Zack Novak's 14 points, 10 rebounds and two 3-pointers in a decisive spurt to start the second half, Michigan routed listless Tennessee 75-45 on Friday in the second round of the West Regional.

    Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=310770130
     

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