Michigan's second-round game against LSU was intense from the start. Up and down the court the teams went, trading runs and momentum swings with the season on the line.
One player for the Wolverines seemed calm and steady — guard Eli Brooks. “I think just all the amount of reps we get in practice and being a senior, you see a lot of things through your time in college,” Brooks said. “Just being able to be on the court and have those experiences when I was younger I think really helped me out a lot.” College basketball long ago reached the point when a team could make a deep run in the NCAA Tournament while relying on freshmen or sophomores.