Elite 8?
The pressure is on Michigan and it will only grow larger if they fall behind. Let's look at the reasons why. Michigan is a #2 seed playing a #11 seed. Tennessee is not only an 11 seed but a team Michigan beat in the tournament by 30 points three years ago. They won't beat this team by 30 points. They are the Big Ten champions. They can't lose to fourth place team from the lowly SEC. The Big Blue has had a cakewalk in their first two games. How do they respond if they are actually contested? What is it they say? Live by the 3 and die by the 3. They are playing in a huge domed football stadium which gives a totally different background perspective. I know this has an effect by watching teams come into the ETSU minidome, an original domed football stadium, and having trouble with their shooting. Lucas Oil Stadium is the ETSU minidome on steroids. If their 3's don't fall especially with Richardson and McRae guarding two of their top three, the pressure could be excruciating. Tennessee is built for the last ten minutes and wearing teams down in at that time just like the football team. If Tennessee is leading in the toward the end of the game, the pressure cooker bursts!
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