MILWAUKEE — Nik Stauskas and Michigan figured out the best way to overcome Texas’ advantage inside.
Just keeping hitting from long range.
Stauskas made four of Michigan’s 14 3-pointers, and the Wolverines beat the Longhorns 79-65 on Saturday to advance to the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 for the second straight year.
Stauskas finished with 17 points and eight assists as Michigan (27-8) moved on to next week’s Midwest Regional semifinals in Indianapolis. The second-seeded Wolverines will face the winner of Sunday’s game matching upstart Mercer and Tennessee.
Michigan lost to Louisville in the national championship game a year ago. But the Wolverines are rolling again, thanks to strong outside shooting and Jordan Morgan’s work inside.
Isiah Taylor scored 22 points for Texas on 8-for-22 shooting. The seventh-seeded Longhorns (24-11) outrebounded the Wolverines 41-30, but got off to a slow start and never recovered.
Michigan shot 14-for-28 from 3-point range and 17-for-21 at the free-throw line in its ninth win in the last 10 games. Morgan had 15 points and 10 rebounds.
