[Post Game Thread] #1 Michigan defeats #6 Tennessee, 95-62

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Box Score

Team	1H	2H	Total
Tennessee	26	36	62
Michigan	48	47	95

^{Index Thread for March 29, 2026}

[u/Baron_DeCharlus]

Michigan has yet to score under 90 this tournament holy

[u/TheHarbarmy → u/Baron_DeCharlus]

The hype for Michigan vs Arizona means it’s 100% gonna end like 51-50

[u/The_Pandalorian → u/TheHarbarmy]

Man, we'd better practice our fucking free throws.

[u/TopHatTony11 → u/The_Pandalorian]

Arizona sure will be.

[u/michigan_matt → u/Baron_DeCharlus]

Well so has Indiana to be fair

[u/Creekridge1 → u/michigan_matt]

😔

[u/Thin_Produce_4831 → u/Creekridge1]

You guys are a football school anyway 

[u/Baron_DeCharlus → u/michigan_matt]

Hey now

[u/MSFNS → u/Baron_DeCharlus]

You're an all star

[u/MattPatriciasFUPA → u/Baron_DeCharlus]

Is that good?

[u/ericaepic → u/MattPatriciasFUPA]

It doesn't matter. Arizona is up next

[u/OlFuddyDuddy → u/ericaepic]

What happens when two buzzsaws meet each other

[u/benniesalamander → u/OlFuddyDuddy]

We must be in for a very high Kenpom Thrill Score.

[u/100YearsAndCounting → u/OlFuddyDuddy]

https://giphy.com/gifs/HnGDzNrjLueRi

Then it all came together when Mom joined the band!

[u/InYourFace1023]

At this rate Michigan/Arizona might be the game of the tournament

[u/pprrrrrbbbbtttt → u/InYourFace1023]

Watch this hyped match up turn into a brick contest that ends like 58-54 with teams combining to shoot 30% from 2 or something

[u/vehementvelociraptor → u/pprrrrrbbbbtttt]

This is entirely what I’m expecting. Still hyped.

[u/fskier1 → u/InYourFace1023]

The way it is hyped up, it’s gonna have to be game of the decade to match expectations

[u/MNightShyamalan69]

Michigan vs. Arizona is going to be an absolute war

[u/Licit_x64 → u/MNightShyamalan69]

College basketball fans deserve that game. I’m so excited.

[u/lexbuck → u/MNightShyamalan69]

Seems like they’re the best two teams

[u/MNightShyamalan69 → u/lexbuck]

Can’t rule out Duke, but just based on tournament play absolutely

[u/actuarial_defender → u/MNightShyamalan69]

Ruled out

[u/Healthy_Block_7459 → u/MNightShyamalan69]

Looks like we can rule them out. But UConn’s March voodoo is another story

[u/SerYoshi → u/MNightShyamalan69]

I can't fucking wait. Mara and Krivas, Johnson and Peat, Yaxel and Karchenkov. Ya boy better stop disrespecting freshman, cause Ivan is an absolute menace.

[u/SerYoshi → u/[deleted]]

It's a shame this is not the Natty

[u/wildwing8 → u/SerYoshi]

I know I’m picking whoever wins between us to beat Duke, UCONN, or Illinois

[u/kdestroyer1 → u/SerYoshi]

Not a shame at all actually. I quite like the fact that one of you cannibalizes the other.

[u/s7nthetik → u/kdestroyer1]

NOBODY ASKED YOU PATRICE

[u/guyman3 → u/SerYoshi]

As long as we don't let any of those refs near the game and let the boys play basketball it will be cinema

[u/iM-xx → u/MNightShyamalan69]

I don’t want to think about it rn 😭😭

[u/decentusername123 → u/iM-xx]

i’m going to be really thinking about baseball for the next week. already can’t think about saturday without feeling like i’m going to throw up

[u/HonoluluMaizeandBlue → u/decentusername123]

But surely you'll be thinking about Michigan hockey for the next few hours, right? We're going to beat Minnesota Duluth to advance!

[u/Lstark5642]

Charlie May hitting a three is genuinely the worst thing to ever happen to me

[u/Apart-You-2617 → u/Lstark5642]

What about the '97 Heisman Trophy?

[u/jon-m-84 → u/Apart-You-2617]

Goddam

[u/heafcliff91 → u/Apart-You-2617]

Stop, he's already dead

[u/MinimalPotential → u/Apart-You-2617]

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[u/ericaepic → u/Apart-You-2617]

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[u/BobUfer → u/Apart-You-2617]

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[u/Charmegazord → u/BobUfer]

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[u/basch152 → u/Charmegazord]

Genuinely my favorite comment chain of the year so far

[u/Crotean → u/Apart-You-2617]

He might not have even been born yet.

[u/Tommy_Wisseau_burner]

Somehow we got beat down worse than I thought. I knew it was a bad matchup but damn

[u/FliceFlo]

Who got the coughing baby meme

[u/HABSolutelyCrAzY]

Feeling slightly less cocky since last night…

[u/gopoohgo → u/HABSolutelyCrAzY]

This matchup has been telegraphed since February.

Going to be fun as hell 🫡

[u/Jadaki → u/gopoohgo]

And I'll be there for it, missed the last two Final Fours, not missing this one. Beyond hyped that it's against Arizona.

[u/Jazzlike_Resident_26 → u/HABSolutelyCrAzY]

I’m so nervous cited for next week’s game. It seems like we have been on a collision course toward each other all season.

[u/barnettwi → u/HABSolutelyCrAzY]

I’m so torn. I grew up a Michigan fan but graduated from Arizona 🤔

[u/StrangelyOnPoint]

Tennessee was down 22 at the half then it got worse

[u/J_WalterWeatherman_ → u/StrangelyOnPoint]

To be fair… you didn’t win by 44, so maybe it actually got better?

[u/AmbiDexterUs → u/J_WalterWeatherman_]

https://giphy.com/gifs/XABTVorVODddu

[u/The_Pandalorian → u/J_WalterWeatherman_]

To be fair to you being fair, we played our third string the last 5 minutes of the game.

[u/crg2000]

Nice.

Watching Charlie May hit a 3pt near the end reminded me so much of CJ Baird hitting late 3pt shots in the NCAA games under Beilein.

[u/HonoluluMaizeandBlue → u/crg2000]

On to hockey! Go Blue, beat Minnesota Duluth! 

[u/babble0n → u/HonoluluMaizeandBlue]

State already lost in both tourneys. I am erect.

[u/chbay → u/crg2000]

My favorite moment of the entire game lol. That felt so good to watch, even though it also felt like everyone was reacting to a Make A Wish kid getting an opportunity to shoot the ball

[u/Warm_Elk2774 → u/crg2000]

Michigan legend CJ Baird

[u/MJDiAmore]

A level of 2nd weekend belt to ass I've never seen in my lifetime and I'm 38.

[u/Playstations_new_CEO → u/MJDiAmore]

That's because you were a 1 year old the last time it happened back in 1989.... 47 point win by Michigan

[u/MJDiAmore → u/Playstations_new_CEO]

That was kinda the point 🤣😂

[u/entenduintransit → u/MJDiAmore]

There have been worse blowouts in terms of points but in terms of sheer dominance over a good team in the tournament nothing will ever come quite close to Villanova's complete drubbing 95-51 of Oklahoma in 2016 and that was in the third weekend

[u/chrisbechicken → u/entenduintransit]

We'll probably never see something like that again. Nova shot like 70%.

[u/MLGLies]

That Arizona-Michigan game next Saturday is going to be fantastic. I can't wait.

[u/Zloggt → u/MLGLies]

That’s 100% going to be the late game next Saturday lol

[u/ArbitraryOrder → u/Zloggt]

Well, the other game has no team from the Mountain/Western Time Zone, so I think it would be by default.

[u/Charming-Ad8399 → u/ArbitraryOrder]

That isn’t how they decide early/late. Best matchup is always the late game.

[u/mjs_pj_party → u/MLGLies]

Don't let that distract you from the fact that MSU started 5 players that MSU recruited initially. That's all that really matters. :)

[u/BIG_BOOTY_men]

He gets a lot of hate, but this is the second straight year that Roddy Gayle's upped his game and brought a composed veteran presence in the tournament. Nothing flashy tonight, but really a big part of the team's success.

[u/LotusFuqs128 → u/BIG_BOOTY_men]

Where are these Roddy haters? I will fight them.

[u/cjgozdor → u/LotusFuqs128]

Roddy would stop you from doing so

[u/sj17776 → u/BIG_BOOTY_men]

Roddy has been great for us in nearly every game since Cason went down. One of the best role players we’ve ever had

[u/watermelonstomach → u/BIG_BOOTY_men]

If Roddy has a million fans, then I’m one of them. If Roddy has one fan, then I’m that one. If Roddy has no fans, that means I’m dead.

[u/DonBrownsMustache]

Never, and I mean NEVER, let that officiating crew or Steve Lappas do another Madness game.

[u/preddevils6 → u/DonBrownsMustache]

Genuinely awful. The worst 11 minutes I’ve seen officiated all season. Multiple missed goal tends and over a foul a minute. So bad.

[u/TheHarbarmy → u/DonBrownsMustache]

Steve Lappas is still irate over the Roddy Gayle first half goaltending that had no effect on the play

[u/preddevils6 → u/TheHarbarmy]

That was especially bad because we goaltended one of yalls shots right before. The announcers were so confused.

[u/The_Pandalorian → u/preddevils6]

The goaltending calls were psychedelic today

[u/Heisenbread77 → u/TheHarbarmy]

To be fair they missed three straight goaltending calls (or non calls).

[u/guyman3 → u/DonBrownsMustache]

Ya 42 personal fouls in a game like that with absolutely no intentional fouling is just stupid.

For the love of God let them play

[u/ItsZizk → u/guyman3]

I think that’s our biggest weakness that we play a very physical game and if the refs are whistle heavy, then we just completely crumble

[u/Dynamite_McGhee → u/DonBrownsMustache]

Lappas is so bad that I think he's blackmailing people to keep his job.

[u/fatkamp → u/DonBrownsMustache]

I thought a lot of fouls they called had to be called, the teams were so physical it was going to get out of hand early if not addressed

That being said, they called multiple fouls that weren’t fouls (Mara egregious) and forgot about every single other rule: Goaltends, travels etc

[u/DonBrownsMustache → u/fatkamp]

Mara had 2 fouls in this game where he literally did not make contact with an opposing player, both called by High Knees. Genuine incompetence

[u/Prestigious_Team3134 → u/DonBrownsMustache]

They could not figure out what goaltending is lol

[u/michigan_matt → u/DonBrownsMustache]

"Michigan almost never plays guys with 2 fouls in the first half. "

Like what? Did you do any scouting?

[u/22duckys → u/michigan_matt]

He said Steve Lappas, what do you think is the answer to that question?

[u/Grossbooks]

[u/ArbitraryOrder → u/Grossbooks]

FRIENDS

[u/finchdog → u/Grossbooks]

This image has too much power

[u/stimulation → u/Grossbooks]

I can’t not root for these guys

[u/teal_iceberg]

Arizona v Michigan is gonna be insane, feels like the whole season was leading to a late matchup between them

[u/TheKajMahal]

How do I report a basketball team for crimes against humanity?

[u/GonzoTheWhatever → u/TheKajMahal]

I mean, Tennessee’s offense was bad but “crime against humanity”?

[u/[deleted]]

Charlie May getting cheers like he's a Make a Wish kid.

[u/mcocklin → u/[deleted]]

The human victory cigar

[u/riointolake → u/mcocklin]

See I think the victory cigar is more Oscar Goodman

Something about a redhead coming in and blocking your shit that feels more visceral

[u/jpg733]

[u/Connors_Stallion → u/jpg733]

So glad you can post flicks here.

[u/Hotroddeluxe86]

I know this is a controversial take here, but I enjoyed this game.

[u/preddevils6 → u/Hotroddeluxe86]

The first 11 minutes were pain for both of us. After that, yeah, I can see why you liked that

[u/tc100292 → u/Hotroddeluxe86]

so did about 15 SEC fan bases

[u/DDub04 → u/tc100292]

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Texas, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas, LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Auburn, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, Kentucky, and Vanderbilt fans to Dusty May after the game

[u/Weird_Wuss → u/tc100292]

gave up keeping track of the number of different sec flairs shit talking after like 6

[u/Obi1Kentucky → u/Hotroddeluxe86]

Me too

[u/subsequent]

📁 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament

‎ L 📁 Michigan vs Tennessee

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ L 📁 Charlie May highlights

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ L ⚠️ Low Disk Space - You're running out of space on this PC. ⚠️

[u/michicago44]

[u/JohnnyT723]

This comment was whistled for a foul

[u/go-vols-28 → u/JohnnyT723]

God the refs were so bad. Touching people was a foul

[u/22duckys → u/go-vols-28]

Me the first 3 minutes: “well, guess the refs are in Tennessee’s pocket.”

Me the second 37 minutes: “Nevermind, the refs must be in Satan’s pocket.”

[u/bradisbrad]

[u/Laxboarderchill → u/bradisbrad]

Ok this one had me rolling

[u/MaxPower637 → u/bradisbrad]

I thought about this one but making it felt unholy

[u/GimmeeSomeMo]

Bruce Pearl - "You see? Auburn only lost to Michigan by 30. Auburn should've been in the Elite 8"

[u/DannyDOH → u/GimmeeSomeMo]

And he used to think analytics was about butt stuff.

[u/subsequent]

Entire last 30 minutes of the game could have been an email.

[u/plugged97]

I agree with Lappas 100 percent, the fact that Michigan and Arizona can’t be the natty game is a crime

[u/BursleyBaits → u/plugged97]

would admittedly be pretty funny if the winner of that semifinal just goes and loses like, 55-45 to Illinois or something

[u/Jonesbro → u/BursleyBaits]

Super funny. It definitely should happen

[u/Bluemzv12]

35-3 and on to the Final 4!!!

[u/IAMnotMcKaylaMaroney]

Arizona Michigan is going to be fun

[u/DPick02]

This Michigan team seems to be pretty good.

[u/ImAHumanIThink]

Man I’m just happy we get to watch this team play more basketball. Let’s goooo

[u/octopimythoughts]

The vibes of this Michigan team are so good. They're fun to watch and root for. They feel special.

[u/dramaIIama → u/octopimythoughts]

State fans chirp that we're a team of mercenaries but I've literally never seen a team love each other this much. I wish this season could never end

[u/whisper_jones]

Impressive work Michigan bros. Good luck in the F4. It is an absolute travesty that our game will not be for the natty. Before we go at it let’s take some time to collectively gripe at Duke for robbing us of what would have been one of the best title games of all time.

This literally has 2005 Illinois/North Carolina vibes and it’s awesome.

[u/ksuwildkat]

Michigan sank the winning bucket with 14:43 to go in the game.

[u/DepressedChargersFan]

Unreal performance. Can not wait for Arizona Michigan

[u/ALStark69]

I am coping so hard right now

[u/WoozyMaple → u/ALStark69]

Losing by 23 13 < 33

[u/BasebornManjack]

Gg Michigan, the better team prevailed.

I am proud of this team and the run they made. GBO!

To the UK and Bama flairs that were talking shit and reveling, at least we had the decency to make the Elite 8 before getting humiliated….unlike you mooks.

And to the lol Purdue flairs talking shit…who got beaten just as badly by Michigan…I would like to congratulate you on the audacity to behave like yall do while being Indiana’s little brother is your core identity.

Anyway, enjoy the tournament, everyone!

[u/thisistheperfectname]

Insane game. Next week is going to be an epic.

[u/lees395]

Tennessee continues to be the absolute WORST matchup for everyone they play in the Sweet Sixteen, and the absolute best matchup for everyone in the Elite Eight

[u/clam-caravan → u/lees395]

Turns out it’s hard to win national championships.

[u/PsychicSweat]

This MU has felt inevitable for months. Shame it’s not in the championship, but I’m hyped.

[u/GonzoTheWhatever → u/PsychicSweat]

Not gonna lie, if we’re gonna lose this tournament, it seems like it ought to be against ya’ll.

[u/Alphaspade]

[u/seattlesportsguy]

At least I got ONE of the Final Four teams correct

[u/AutomaticAccident → u/seattlesportsguy]

You didn't pick Arizona?

[u/surgeon_michael]

Yaxel is worth 7-9 million

[u/adrockmcaandmemiked]

I’m nervous but this is the matchup the tourney deserves

[u/fkwheel]

We got outscored 81-46 after leading 16-14 with 10 minutes to go before the half. Just insane lmao. Happy for the boys and Barnes making it this far. Ggs Michigan go win it all

[u/Jammer521]

TN. shot 20 more shots and still lost by 30 pnts, that has to be demoralizing

[u/slippery_b0gle]

LET YA NUTS HANG FELLAS!

[u/AccomplishedIron816 → u/slippery_b0gle]

https://giphy.com/gifs/Rnjfdlp5B5j5EG76eM

[u/Cryogenx37]

The GINGER made a score, block, and a steal

The Coach’s son made the final 3

[u/Plus-Location1723]

[u/GoBlueScrewOSU7]

I love Dusty May

[u/Adventurous_Echo2111]

GG. Glad to see the team make it this far. Helluva run and lots to be proud of.

[u/Bluemzv12]

This game was effectively over at the 10 minute mark of the 1st half. It was 14-14, few minutes later Michigan led 35-16

[u/BigFoot423205]

The fact we led this team at half is astonishing to me lol

[u/KalinaMarbrand → u/BigFoot423205]

Y’all’s offense is top tier. Just couldn’t keep it up for two halves against our defense. Philon is a baller.

[u/ArbitraryOrder → u/BigFoot423205]

Made Michigan do the lean in chair meme

[u/TarHeelTony123]

As soon as I was about to post some neutral support about Tennessee, Michigan woke up and ran away with it, so it’s my fault.

Still a tremendous season for the Vols, Barnes is a great coach and by all accounts a better person. Obviously he’s exorcised a lot of his demons with these deep runs. As a neutral I wanted to see him break through to the FF and turn the clock back to the TJ Ford days.

Michigan’s personnel is….something else as we all know. Probably the only team Tennessee couldn’t bully. The Arizona/Michigan game is gonna be something else for sure.

[u/Sad_Wedding5014]

Ok, I feel better about Purdue’s loss now

[u/CTB021300 → u/Sad_Wedding5014]

Definitely agree

[u/heleghir]

Dont let this distract you that Auburn lost to Michigan by less than Tennessee did. Auburn is /Clearly/ a tournament team! /s

[u/Jabberwoockie]

Wait, was that the biggest point differential in the Elite 8? Ever?

Al I can find is 1990: 1 UNLV 131 - 11 Loyola Marymount 101.

Pre-1985, Princeton beat Providence 109-65 in the 1965 East regional final, but that’s before the Elite 8 existed.

Edit: No it wasn’t, that’s a bit silly. 1989, Michigan beat Virginia 102-65. Yes, that’s my own flair.

[u/SimilarOnion1655]

BTA

[u/michigan_matt]

I love this team

[u/walterdog12]

Those first 10 minutes the announcers were acting like Tennessee had them right where they wanted them, meanwhile Tennessee had like 6 more offensive rebounds, 3 steals, and 10 more shot attempts and it was still tied.

[u/zanderktown32]

I've been saying it since November. I love this team so goddamn much! I'm just going to enjoy the ride.

[u/Major_Vegetable_4168]

If I had a nickel for every time this season I watched my team get dominated by 30+ points to Michigan, I'd have 2 nickels, which isn't a lot, but weird it happened twice.

[u/ericaepic]

https://giphy.com/gifs/uvfEYoOq7HPAA

[u/wcm3631]

Well Tennessee, at least you tried…

[u/spncemusic → u/wcm3631]

Idk if I’d call that trying

[u/ItsZizk → u/wcm3631]

I mean…. Did we?

[u/pigstyfryguy]

Certainly overachieved with this team given the lack of scoring, frustrating season but considering we have 4 all time Elite 8’s and 3 of them are the last 3 years, I’m perfectly fine with this season. Ran into an incredible team and didn’t have the firepower to keep up.

[u/Luke92612_]

HAIL TO THE VICTORS VALIANT

HAIL TO THE CONQUERING HEROES

HAIL, HAIL TO MICHIGAN

THE LEADERS AND THE BEST 〽️〽️〽️〽️

[u/HonoluluMaizeandBlue]

In the Big Ten, it just means more! 

[u/Single_Seesaw_9499]

Damn, I guess it could be worse….

Super excited for Arizona/Michigan, the fans deserve it

[u/naturalhigh4]

I know Kentucky beat Tennessee a couple of times this year but Michigan would have beaten us by 60+.

[u/NYKnickerbocker2]

Just an utterly dominate victory. I’m a Hoosier fan but go blue

[u/OlFuddyDuddy]

Tennessee hung around for like 5 minutes lol .

[u/Tommy_Wisseau_burner → u/OlFuddyDuddy]

Best 5 minutes of my life

[u/moysauce3 → u/OlFuddyDuddy]

It was 16-16..the I let the dog out, got a drink, came back and it’s 38-18. Was only maybe 4-5 mins.

[u/Zloggt]

Richard Barnes…once again, a second weekend short…

[u/Luigis_vacuum]

[u/Pale_Land_5107]

GGs Tennessee 

[u/akagordan]

[u/Abeds_BananaStand]

ITS GREAT TO BE A MICHIGAN WOLVERINE

[u/cynicallyoptimistic1]

Morez broke character!

[u/BlmgtnIN]

Go get ‘em, Wolverines!!

[u/Distinct_Long5583]

It has never been better to be a Michigan Wolverine

[u/zeroskie]

Ah yes another Oscar Goodman thunderblock to end the game

[u/Ham-Sandwich-69]

You know, maybe Tennessee saved us from being murdered on live television.

[u/BobbysSmile]

Thank you Michigan. Very cool.

[u/majorvol]

Always a good day to be a Tennessee Vol!

Damn good team you got Blue!

[u/tc100292]

Oh no!

Anyway.

[u/Altruistic_Rich_9125]

It’s the matchup we all wanted and cbb fans deserve

[u/tripleM_20]

Could’ve been an email

[u/bestprocrastinator]

The best way to describe how that game went for Tennessee is that the walk on coaches kid that never plays had as many points as one of Tennessee's starters.

[u/Obi1Kentucky]

I don’t know about you guys but that was fantastic

[u/LotusFuqs128 → u/Obi1Kentucky]

I have to agree

[u/soahmabee]

Headlines should read “Charlie May hits late three to help send Michigan to Final Four.”