ATLANTA, Ga. (WLNS) – Michigan went toe-to-toe with top-seed Auburn for a lot of the sport Friday evening however noticed its season finish within the Candy 16 with a 78-65 defeat.
Michigan was up 9 within the second half earlier than Auburn launched into a 20-2 run to take management and by no means appeared again.
Danny Wolf led Michigan with 20 factors whereas Auburn star Johni Broome led all scorers with 22 factors and 16 rebounds.
The win over Michigan means Auburn and Michigan State will play on Sunday for a visit to the Ultimate 4.
The Spartans took down Ole Miss on Friday, 73-70, to succeed in this system’s first Elite 8 since 2019.
Tip-off Sunday between the Spartans and Tigers will probably be at 5:05 p.m. on WLNS TV 6.
