NCAA Tournament: Michigan wins despite off night from Trey Burke

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><img alt="Glenn Robinson III, Jordan Dykstra" src="http://www.trbimg.com/img-514bb2a4/turbine/la-sp-sn-ncaa-tournament-michigan-vs-south-dak-001/600" /><br /><span class="toolSet" style="background-color: white; display: inline-block; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 14px; margin-right: -50px; margin-top: 6px; width: 335px;"><span style="background-color: #f2f2f2; font-size: 12px;">Michigan forward Glenn Robinson III is fouled by South Dakota State forward Jordan Dykstra on a layup during their NCAA tournament second-round game Thursday. </span><span class="credit" style="background-color: #f2f2f2; font-size: 12px;">(<span class="photographer">Jonathan Daniel / Getty Images</span>/ <span class="dateMonth">March </span><span class="dateDay">21</span><span class="dateYear">, 2013</span>)</span></span><br /><div class="byline" style="color: #292727; float: left; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="byline" style="display: block;">Associated Press</span><div class="date" style="color: #930000; font-size: 11px; font-style: italic; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;"><span class="dateString" style="display: inline;">March 21, 2013</span><span class="dateTimeSeparator" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; color: white; display: inline; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: -1px; margin-left: 6px;">, </span><span class="timeString" style="display: inline; text-transform: lowercase;">6:25 p.m.</span></div></div><div class="clear" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px;"></span><div id="story-body-text" style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.43; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- <a class="taxInlineTagLink" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/sports/glenn-robinson-PESPT006266.topic" id="PESPT006266" style="color: #666666; text-decoration: none;" title="Glenn Robinson">Glenn Robinson</a> III scored 21 points and Mitch McGary finished with 13 points and nine rebounds, helping fourth-seeded <a class="taxInlineTagLink" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/sports/college-sports/michigan-wolverines-ORSPT000125.topic" id="ORSPT000125" style="color: #666666; text-decoration: none;" title="Michigan Wolverines">Michigan</a> overcome a rough night for <a class="taxInlineTagLink" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/sports/basketball/trey-burke-PESPT0015034.topic" id="PESPT0015034" style="color: #666666; text-decoration: none;" title="Trey Burke">Trey Burke</a> in a 71-56 <a class="taxInlineTagLink" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/sports/college-sports/national-collegiate-athletic-association-ORSPT000122.topic" id="ORSPT000122" style="color: #666666; text-decoration: none;" title="National Collegiate Athletic Association">NCAA</a> tournament win over 13th-seeded <a class="taxInlineTagLink" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/sports/college-sports/south-dakota-state-jackrabbits-ORSPT000831.topic" id="ORSPT000831" style="color: #666666; text-decoration: none;" title="South Dakota State Jackrabbits">South Dakota State</a> on Thursday night.<br /><br />Burke made only two field goals and left the game briefly in the second half after a hard fall under the basket. The star point guard came back after that, but he finished with only six points.<br /><br />Michigan (27-7) advanced behind Robinson, McGary and <a class="taxInlineTagLink" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/sports/basketball/tim-hardaway-jr.-PESPT0016493.topic" id="PESPT0016493" style="color: #666666; text-decoration: none;" title="Tim Hardaway, Jr.">Tim Hardaway Jr.</a>, who scored 21 points.<br /><br />South Dakota State (25-10) trailed by only four at halftime but couldn't keep up. High-scoring guard<a class="taxInlineTagLink" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/sports/basketball/nate-wolters-PESPT0016541.topic" id="PESPT0016541" style="color: #666666; text-decoration: none;" title="Nate Wolters">Nate Wolters</a> was held to only 10 points.<br /><br />Burke was held in single digits for the first time all season.<br /><br />Michigan faces either Virginia Commonwealth or Akron on Saturday in the next round.<br /><br />Michigan lost to another No. 13 seed, Ohio, in last year's tournament. The Wolverines looked vulnerable again at halftime of this one. They led 30-26, but Burke hadn't made a shot from the field.<br /><br />On this night, though, he had plenty of help. Robinson, the son of the former Purdue star with the same name, scored Michigan's first 11 points of the second half, including three 3-pointers.<br /><br />Robinson put the Wolverines up 41-30 with a 3-pointer. He finished 8 of 9 from the field.<br /><br />Hardaway, another Michigan player with a familiar name, went 8 of 13 and made five 3-pointers.<br /><br />With 11:01 to play, Burke hit the ground with a thud while competing for a defensive rebound. He immediately grabbed his head, although it wasn't clear if the main point of impact was his head, his back or perhaps his left arm.<br /><br />Burke was able to walk off the court but went down the tunnel toward the locker room. He returned to the game with 9:23 to go. Burke finished with seven assists, which helped offset his poor shooting.<br /><br />Michigan freshman Mitch McGary, making only his third start of the season, gave the Wolverines some added muscle inside. The 6-foot-10, 250-pound McGary added an exclamation mark late in the game when he stepped in front of a pass by Wolters, stole the ball and went all the way for a dunk to make it 65-52.<br /><br />Brayden Carlson had 20 points for the Jackrabbits, but only four after halftime.<br /><br />Burke is a national player of the year candidate, and Wolters is one of the country's top scorers, but the much-anticipated matchup of talented point guards never really lived up to the hype.<br /><br />Burke scored only two points in the first half, and Wolters had only four.<br /><br />Carlson kept the Jackrabbits in the game, and Hardaway picked up the slack for the Wolverines with 12 first-half points, all on 3-pointers.</div></div></div>

NCAA NCAA Tournament: Michigan wins despite off night from Trey Burke

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The 10 easiest ways to ruin your NCAA tournament bracket

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">Winning your NCAA tournament pool is about more than making the right picks -- it's about avoiding the disastrous ones. Here are the 10 things you don't want to do when filling out your bracket.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">1. <b>Go with the biggest trends</b>. All week you're going to hear about St. Louis and Bucknell and the 12/5 upset that history says will happen. Don't be taken in by the wisdom of crowds. Following trends may feel right in the moment, then, boom, it's five years later and you're looking back at photos of yourself wearing skinny jeans and a trucker hat and wondering where it all went wrong. Fill out a bracket you can be proud of in three weeks, win or lose. Be your own bracketologist. Trends flame out quickly. St. Louis and Bucknell are great picks, but they're not as great if everyone else in your pool has them too. You win by zigging when other poolers zag.<a href="http://imgur.com/mGEJb9F" style="color: #1990e5; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" src="http://i.imgur.com/mGEJb9F.jpg" style="border: 0px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" title="Hosted by imgur.com" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;"><i>AP</i></div><div style="margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;"><b>BUY OR SELL:</b><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2013/03/17/ncaa-tournament-bracket-advice-the-dos-and-donts/1995031/" style="color: #1990e5; text-decoration: none;" title="http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2013/03/17/ncaa-tournament-bracket-advice-the-dos-and-donts/1995031/">What to embrace and avoid in NCAAs</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;"><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2013/03/17/ncaa-tournament-bracket-advice-the-dos-and-donts/1995031/" style="color: #1990e5; text-decoration: none;" title="http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2013/03/17/ncaa-tournament-bracket-advice-the-dos-and-donts/1995031/"></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;"><b>2. Pick more than two No. 1s to make Final Four.</b> If your bracket looks too chalky, remember this: Only four times in the 28-year history of the modern NCAA brackets have three No. 1 seeds made the Final Four. But don't turn your back on No. 1. There have been just two occasions where no top seed has made the Final Four.</div><div class="embed" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; max-width: 560px; padding: 20px 0px 0px 60px;"><a href="http://imgur.com/seul6MD" style="color: #1990e5; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" src="http://i.imgur.com/seul6MD.jpg" style="border: 0px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" title="Hosted by imgur.com" /></a></div><div class="clearfix" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;"><i>USA TODAY Sports</i></div><div style="margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;"><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2013/03/17/ncaa-tournament-bracket-advice-the-dos-and-donts/1995031/" style="color: #1990e5; text-decoration: none;" title="http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2013/03/17/ncaa-tournament-bracket-advice-the-dos-and-donts/1995031/"><b>MORE: </b></a><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/sports/ncaab/bracket/2013/" style="color: #1990e5; text-decoration: none;" title="http://www.usatoday.com/sports/ncaab/bracket/2013/">Printable look NCAA tournament bracket</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">3. <b>Rush your entry</b>. There are four play-in games before the "real" tournament begins on Thursday. Few pools require you pick those game. However, the teams that win those First Four games will appear in the 64-team bracket you're picking. It doesn't matter whether Indiana plays LIU Brooklyn or James Madison in the second round. That won't affect you picking the Hoosiers to advance. You may consider taking the winner of Middle Tennessee State and St. Mary's to beat Memphis. Brackets aren't due until noon ET on Thursday and there's no bonus for submitting early. If you're looking for an upset from a First Four team, wait until the field of 64 is set on Wednesday night before making your picks.</div><div class="embed" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; max-width: 560px; padding: 20px 0px 0px 60px;"><a href="http://imgur.com/iywHtpD" style="color: #1990e5; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" src="http://i.imgur.com/iywHtpD.jpg" style="border: 0px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" title="Hosted by imgur.com" /></a></div><div class="clearfix" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;"><i>USA TODAY Sports</i></div><div style="margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">4. <b>Pick Louisville</b>. The tournament's No. 1 seed is the winner in 55 percent of ESPN brackets. Of the four writers who <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2013/03/18/march-madness-therapy-ncaa-tournament-bracket-tips/1995465/" style="color: #1990e5; text-decoration: none;" title="http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2013/03/18/march-madness-therapy-ncaa-tournament-bracket-tips/1995465/">picked brackets for USA TODAY Sports</a>, three went with Louisville to cut down the nets. Six of eight at CBSSports.com also <a href="http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/ncaa-tournament/predictions" style="color: #1990e5; text-decoration: none;" title="http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/ncaa-tournament/predictions">chose the Cardinals</a>. Wasn't this supposed to be the most wide open tournament in recent memory? Don't pick Louisville, not because they won't win, but because it will be harder for you to win if the Cardinals do. (Note: If Rick Pitino breaks out the white suit for the Final Four, all bets are off. That thing is sweet.)</div><div class="embed" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; max-width: 560px; padding: 20px 0px 0px 60px;"><a href="http://imgur.com/Qncyx4W" style="color: #1990e5; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" src="http://i.imgur.com/Qncyx4W.jpg" style="border: 0px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" title="Hosted by imgur.com" /></a></div><div class="clearfix" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;"><i>USA TODAY Sports</i></div><div style="margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">5. <b>Go upset crazy</b>. Let's say you think Pittsburgh (No. 8 seed) is going to beat Indiana (No. 1) in the third round. It's as reasonable a pick as any. But is the risk worth the reward? Pittsburgh could lose to Wichita State by 3:30 p.m. ET on the opening day of the tournament and suddenly that part of your bracket is ravaged like<a href="http://www.heraldtimesonline.com/hoosiershq/historia/ks/" style="color: #1990e5; text-decoration: none;" title="http://www.heraldtimesonline.com/hoosiershq/historia/ks/">Kelvin Sampson rolled through it</a>. Meanwhile, the rest of your pool is collecting easy points on Indiana getting through to the Sweet 16. Pick upsets in moderation and not at the expense of busting your bracket by dinner time Friday.</div><div class="embed" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; max-width: 560px; padding: 20px 0px 0px 60px;"><a href="http://imgur.com/13I0kd0" style="color: #1990e5; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" src="http://i.imgur.com/13I0kd0.jpg" style="border: 0px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" title="Hosted by imgur.com" /></a></div><div class="clearfix" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;"><i>USA TODAY Sports</i></div><div style="margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">6. <b>Be a homer</b>. An NCAA pool, like real estate, is all about location, location, location. If you live in Indiana, don't pick the Hoosiers to win, even if you bleed crimson and cream. If you're in a pool with all your friends from your days in Ann Arbor, go with Ohio State instead of Michigan. Assume that everyone is going with the home team. Remember, zig when they zag, which is doubly appropriate if you went to Gonzaga.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">7. <b>Overthinking it</b>. Focus on picking your Elite Eight, then work backward. If you're in a pool with relatively normal scoring, it will be won on the second and third weekend, not the first. You may spend all your time debating whether to pick Illinois or Colorado in their second-round game, but if you have the winner losing to Miami, what does it matter?</div><div style="margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">8. <b>Go with Notre Dame</b>. Only once in its past 11 tournament appearances has Notre Dame advanced past the first weekend. This is good news for both Ohio State and people who value their retinas.</div><div class="embed" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; max-width: 560px; padding: 20px 0px 0px 60px;"><a href="http://imgur.com/0bmby4g" style="color: #1990e5; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" src="http://i.imgur.com/0bmby4g.jpg" style="border: 0px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" title="Hosted by imgur.com" /></a></div><div class="clearfix" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;"><i>USA TODAY Sports</i></div><div style="margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">9. <b>Pick the team you hate</b>. Is anything worth more than your soul? It's fine to pick against your favorite team. You don't want to jinx them. If they lose, at least your brackets will still be alive. But the same theory doesn't work with your least favorite team. It may sound like a good idea, in theory. "I'll pick Duke to win. I don't want it to happen, but why not benefit from everyone else's misfortune?" This is the same sort of thinking that led to the subprime mortgage crisis.</div><div class="embed" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; max-width: 560px; padding: 20px 0px 0px 60px;"><a href="http://imgur.com/aylXUr1" style="color: #1990e5; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" src="http://i.imgur.com/aylXUr1.jpg" style="border: 0px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" title="Hosted by imgur.com" /></a></div><div class="clearfix" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;"><i>AP</i></div><div style="margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">10. <b>Follow other people's advice. </b>The guy who tells you he has a good feeling about Harvard this year is either: a) trying to mess with your head or b) Tommy Amaker. Don't listen to advice from anyone else, especially me; I haven't won anything since the sixth grade. Go with your gut. But if you're in my pool, go with Harvard. I've got a good feeling about them this year.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;"><b>UNDER THE RADAR PLAYERS OF THE NCAA TOURNAMENT</b></div><div class="mod galleries clearfix hasendslate hover" data-cst="sports" data-gal-pageurl="http://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/sports/2013/03/17/under-the-radar-players-who-could-spark-ncaa-tournament-upsets/1994421/" data-gallery-id="1994421" data-seo-title="under-the-radar-players-who-could-spark-ncaa-tourn" data-ssts="sports" data-title="Under-the-radar players who could spark NCAA tournament upsets:Under-the-radar players who could spark NCAA tourn" data-topic="sports,sports_ncaab" style="background-color: #fafafa; border-bottom-left-radius: 3px; border-bottom-right-radius: 3px; border-top-left-radius: 3px; border-top-right-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(242, 242, 242); clear: both; color: #222222; float: left; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; height: auto; margin: 10px 0px 20px 60px; position: relative; width: 540px;"><div class="viewport hover" style="display: table; height: 390px; margin-bottom: 90px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle; width: 540px; z-index: 0;"><div class="slide horizontal active" itemprop="primaryImageOfPage" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" style="display: table-cell; opacity: 1; position: absolute; text-align: center; visibility: visible; width: 540px; z-index: 1;"><div class="gallery-photo-border" style="background-color: white; box-shadow: rgb(200, 200, 200) 0px 4px 8px 0px; display: inline-block; margin-top: 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;"><img alt="Nate Wolters could spark an upset." class="gallery-photo horizontal" data-id="1994441" data-large-src="http://www.gannett-cdn.com/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2013/03/17/usp-ncaa-basketball_-summit-league-tournament-sout-4_3_rx812_c1080x810.jpg?ee7fa6286ae53f22171a45de1ab050b872ba1ebf" itemprop="image" src="http://www.gannett-cdn.com/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2013/03/17/usp-ncaa-basketball_-summit-league-tournament-sout-4_3_rx512_c680x510.jpg?0f5c31de35bf4ef88a50c2e35ee3bc4da4bf3083" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; max-height: 374px; max-width: 500px; vertical-align: middle;" /><div class="meta" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); border-top-color: rgb(2, 2, 2); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; bottom: 5px; display: table-row; left: 5px; opacity: 1; padding: 7px 0px; position: absolute; right: 5px; visibility: visible;"><div class="caption" itemprop="caption" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: white; display: table-cell; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; padding: 3px 18px; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle; width: 449px;">Nate Wolters, the Summit League Player of the Year, led South Dakota State to a second consecutive NCAA tournament appearance. The senior guard averaged 22.7 ppg, 5.6 rpg and 5.8 apg for the Jackrabbits. Wolters was fourth in the nation in scoring and poured in 53 points in a game.  <span class="credit" style="color: #999999; font-size: 11px;">Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports</span></div><div class="toolbox" style="display: table-cell; padding: 0px 0px 0px 9px; width: 46px;"><a class="fullscreen" href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/gameon/2013/03/18/ncaa-tournament-bracket-10-tips/1996397/#" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 3px; border-bottom-right-radius: 3px; border-top-left-radius: 3px; border-top-right-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(40, 40, 40); color: #999999; cursor: pointer; direction: ltr; display: block; float: left; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 700; height: 21px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 5px; padding: 7px 5px 1px 7px; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -99999px; width: 17px;" title="Fullscreen"><span style="background-image: url(http://www.gannett-cdn.com/static/images/components/ft-share-btns.png?1363187787); background-position: -170px -4px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; clear: none; float: left; height: 20px; margin-left: -2px; width: 20px;"></span>Fullscreen</a><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>

NCAA The 10 easiest ways to ruin your NCAA tournament bracket

Winning your NCAA tournament pool is about more than making the right picks -- it's about avoiding the disastrous ones. Here are the 10 ...

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