Michigan basketball is the No. 1 seed in the Midwest Region and will play its first-round game against the winner of the First Four game between No. 16 seeds UMBC and Howard.
The Wolverines’ game will take place Thursday at KeyBank Arena in Buffalo.
UMBC made NCAA Tournament history in 2018, becoming the first No. 16 seed to beat a No. 1 seed when the Retrievers knocked off Virginia, 74-54. Prior to that game, No. 16 seeds had a record of 0-135 in the NCAA Tournament.
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