Juwan Howard was ejected from his first postseason game, a 79-66 win over Maryland on Friday.
Indianapolis — A double-digit deficit. A huge run. A coach ejection. A Big Ten tournament record. Friday’s quarterfinal matchup between top-seeded Michigan and No.8 Maryland pretty much had it all. It also had a familiar outcome as the Wolverines used a big game from grad transfer guard Mike Smith and a 27-6 run over the first and second halves to dispatch the Terrapins,79-66, at Lucas Oil Stadium. Michigan advances to the semifinals and will face the winner of No.4 Purdue and No.5 Ohio State at 1 p.m. Saturday. Smith set a tournament record with 15 assists to go along with 18 points for Michigan (20-3). Sophomore wing Franz Wagner and senior guard Eli Brooks, who made his return to the lineup after injuring his left ankle in the regular-season finale, each scored 16. Senior guard Chaundee Brown added 10 points off the bench. After using a late surge to wipe out a 12-point deficit, Michigan maintained the momentum and kept rolling in the second half. Freshman center Hunter Dickinson, after being saddle with foul trouble in the first half, got going. Maryland missed open looks as its shooting regressed to the mean.
