TERRANCE WILLIAMS

Jermaine Samuels scored 22 points and Villanova controlled Michigan in a 63-55 Sweet 16 victory in the NCAA Tournament.

Michigan men’s basketball coach Juwan Howard spoke to the media Wednesday (March 9) for the first time since serving his five-game suspension.

Michigan basketball coach Juwan Howard spoke Wednesday for the first time since his five-game suspension for hitting a Wisconsin coach during the postgame handshake line.

DeVante’ Jones scored 21 points and Michigan rallied in the second half, wrapping up its up-and-down Big Ten regular season by beating No. 23 Ohio State 75-69.

DeVante’ Jones scored 21 points and Michigan rallied in the second half, wrapping up its up-and-down Big Ten regular season by beating No. 23 Ohio State 75-69.

Rick Pitino says he loves coaching at Iona and is committed to his players amid speculation he could be a candidate for the Maryland coaching job.

Hunter Dickinson scored a career-high 33 points on 13-of-19 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds to help Michigan beat Michigan State 87-70.

Kofi Cockburn scored 27 points and Alfonso Plummer had 26, helping No. 15 Illinois beat Michigan 93-85.

Phil Martelli pumped his left fist in the air, celebrating a win Michigan needed after Juwan Howard’s swipe.

Caleb Houstan scored 13 of his career-high 21 points in the second half when Michigan pulled away to beat Rutgers 71-62 without head coach Juwan Howard, who was serving the first of a five-game suspension.

Phil Martelli is all set to guide Michigan for the rest of the college basketball regular season.

Will the suspension of Juwan Howard for the rest of the regular season spark Michigan basketball to finish strong, or will it be the final blow to the team's NCAA Tournament hopes?

Michigan basketball coach Juwan Howard released a statement Monday night after he was suspended for the rest of the regular season for hitting a Wisconsin coach in the head.

Michigan basketball coach Juwan Howard has been suspended for the final five games of the regular season after he struck a Wisconsin coach in the head following his team’s loss to the Badgers this weekend.

Jared Rhoden scored 16 points, helping Seton Hall rally to beat No. 4 Michigan 67-65.

FINAL: Michigan 76, Florida State 58The Wolverines were in control throughout and advance to the Elite Eight. SECOND HALF0:00 -- Michigan 76, Florida State 58Juwan Howard emptied the bench and brought in the reserves. 7:18 – Michigan 60, Florida State 43The Wolverines are dominating inside and have 42 points in the paint. 14:12 -- Michigan 44, Florida State 36FSU’s leading scorer, M.J. Walker, is being attended to on the floor. HALFTIME: Michigan 32, Florida State 21FIRST HALF0:00 – Michigan 32, Florida State 21The Seminoles capitalized on an offensive rebound and made a late basket to pull to within 11.

So of course he drained two in the NCAA Tournament opener on Saturday. Terrance Williams played double digits for the second straight postseason game after not appearing in the previous three. In Saturday’s 82-66 win over Texas Southern, Williams played 11 minutes and Jackson played eight. It will be important as the competition increases throughout the NCAA Tournament. “We’ll continue to need it in this next game and hopefully throughout the rest of this postseason run.”More Michigan basketball content:Tip time, location announced for Michigan vs. LSUMichigan vs. LSU point spread: Wolverines favored in NCAA Tournament matchupMichigan let off the gas in NCAA Tournament opener but did enough to advance

SECOND HALF0:00 – Ohio State 68, Michigan 67Duane Washington stepped out of bounds while driving baseline for another OSU turnovers. 3:40 – Ohio State 65, Michigan 55The Wolverines’ offense is starting to heat up but they can’t get a stop at the other end. 7:18 -- Ohio State 56, Michigan 45Duane Washington remains hot, scoring 14 of his 19 points in the second half. 10:21 – Ohio State 47, Michigan 43The Buckeyes are back on top with a Duane Washington Jr. 3-pointer. 1:24 -- Michigan 25, Ohio State 21Despite hitting just one of its last 10 shots, Michigan is on a 7-0 run.