PARADISE ISLAND, BAHAMAS (WTVB) – Juwan Howard earned the biggest win of his brief coaching tenure as the University of Michigan upset sixth-ranked North Carolina 73-64 to advance to the championship game of the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament.
The Wolverines got 24 points from Eli Brooks and broke the game open with a 19-0 run early in the second half to move to 6-0 in Howard’s debut season.
Michigan will face No. 8 Gonzaga in the title game after the Bulldogs held on for a 73-72 overtime win over 11th-ranked Oregon.
