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• 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.
• "I knew that my shot wasn't falling, and I just tried to contribute in different ways, and we had different hot hands tonight," Burke said.
• McGary, a freshman 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.
• Brayden Carlson had 20 points for the Jackrabbits, but only four after halftime.
• 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.
• Burke scored only two points in the first half, and Wolters had only four.
• "It was just difficult to get in the lane, and they did a good job on pick-and-rolls just kind of staying with me and trapping me a little bit," Wolters said. "Brayden really got us going first half. He was our only source of offense."
• 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.
• South Dakota State used only six players, with four going 40 minutes.
• Michigan was ranked No. 1 in the country earlier this season but leveled off down the stretch in the rugged Big Ten. The Wolverines are playing in their home state in the NCAA tournament for the first time.
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