Michigan Suffered Embarrassing Loss On Friday Night

WebStory.co.in Date- 18 November 2023

Friday night's game against Long Beach State was supposed to be a walk in the park for Michigan. It was anything but that.

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Despite trailing at halftime, Long Beach State outscored Michigan by 10 points in the second half to pull off the upset.

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Marcus Tsohonis put Long Beach State on his back, dropping 35 points on Michigan in Ann Arbor. Lassina Traore chipped in with a double-double.

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Olivier Nkamhoua, Dug McDaniel and Tray Jackson led the charge for Michigan with a combined 69 points. The rest of the team, however, had just 17 points.

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NCAA March Madness @MarchMadnessMBB LONG BEACH STATE UPSETS MICHIGAN 📷 LBSU goes to Ann Arbor and pulls out a HUGE win

Jon Rothstein had the perfect way to describe this upset: "Michigan loses a buy game to Long Beach State. The epitome of brutality."

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Long Beach State will want this momentum to carry over to Monday's matchup against Illinois State in the Gulf Coast Classic.

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Michigan, on the other hand, will try to bounce back against Memphis in the Battle 4 Atlantis.

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