Taran Buie Latest To Exit Hofstra
Just a few weeks after Hofstra decided to fire Mo Cassara, the Pride's leading scorer, Taran Buie, decided to take the same path.
| Final - 3.21.2013 | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota St. Jackrabbits | 26 | 30 | 56 |
| Michigan Wolverines | 30 | 41 | 71 |
Just a few weeks after Hofstra decided to fire Mo Cassara, the Pride's leading scorer, Taran Buie, decided to take the same path.
Nate Wolters never found his rhythm, and South Dakota State will be heading home after a single game in the NCAA Tournament. So ends the career of the captain.
Trey Burke wasn't able to carry the Wolverines as the efficient point guard he has been through the year, but Glenn Robinson III helped propel Michigan to a victory over South Dakota State.
Michigan gets a big win over SDSU to move on in the NCAA tournament
Michigan didn't have much trouble taking care of South Dakota State in the second round. The Wolverines move on to face either VCU or Akron on Saturday.
Looking at some of the important matchups in tonight's game.
Few players in the tournament can take over a game like South Dakota State's Nate Wolters.
Michigan takes on a dangerous South Dakota State squad in its first tournament matchup, looking to avenge last season's first round upset against Ohio. The Wolverines will also look to bounce back from last Friday's difficult defeat in Chicago.
Get what you need to know about Michigan's first round match up here.
The bracket has been released.
With a win over North Dakota State on Tuesday night, South Dakota State is heading to the NCAA Tournament.
The winner of North Dakota State and South Dakota State will head to the NCAA Tournament next week.
| November | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| @ Alabama Crimson Tide | Friday, November 09 2012 | loss 67 - 70 | coverage |
| Tennessee St. Tigers | Tuesday, November 13 2012 | win 78 - 71 | coverage |
| @ Hofstra Pride | Friday, November 16 2012 | loss 63 - 66 | coverage |
| @ Marshall Thundering Herd | Saturday, November 17 2012 | win 78 - 77 | coverage |
| District of Columbia | Sunday, November 18 2012 | win 96 - 48 | coverage |
| Southwest St., Minn. Mustangs | Wednesday, November 21 2012 | win 81 - 72 | coverage |
| North Dakota | Wednesday, November 28 2012 | win 71 - 70 | coverage |
| December | |||
| Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks | Saturday, December 01 2012 | win 78 - 63 | coverage |
| @ Minnesota Golden Gophers | Tuesday, December 04 2012 | loss 64 - 88 | coverage |
| Dakota State | Thursday, December 06 2012 | win 83 - 52 | coverage |
| Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners | Sunday, December 09 2012 | win 69 - 63 | coverage |
| @ Montana Grizzlies | Saturday, December 15 2012 | win 68 - 67 | coverage |
| @ Belmont Bruins | Wednesday, December 19 2012 | loss 49 - 76 | coverage |
| @ New Mexico Lobos | Saturday, December 22 2012 | win 70 - 65 | coverage |
| @ North Dakota St. Bison | Saturday, December 29 2012 | loss 62 - 65 | coverage |
| January | |||
| @ UMKC Kangaroos | Thursday, January 03 2013 | win 77 - 61 | coverage |
| @ South Dakota Coyotes | Saturday, January 05 2013 | loss 71 - 74 | coverage |
| Oakland, Mich. Golden Grizzlies | Thursday, January 10 2013 | win 81 - 74 | coverage |
| IPFW Mastodons | Saturday, January 12 2013 | win 83 - 57 | coverage |
| @ Western Illinois Leathernecks | Thursday, January 17 2013 | win 59 - 53 | coverage |
| @ IUPU-Indianapolis Jaguars | Saturday, January 19 2013 | win 80 - 65 | coverage |
| North Dakota St. Bison | Saturday, January 26 2013 | win 69 - 53 | coverage |
| South Dakota Coyotes | Thursday, January 31 2013 | win 67 - 54 | coverage |
| February | |||
| UMKC Kangaroos | Saturday, February 02 2013 | win 88 - 57 | coverage |
| @ IPFW Mastodons | Thursday, February 07 2013 | win 80 - 74 | coverage |
| @ Oakland, Mich. Golden Grizzlies | Saturday, February 09 2013 | loss 83 - 88 | coverage |
| IUPU-Indianapolis Jaguars | Thursday, February 14 2013 | win 82 - 45 | coverage |
| Western Illinois Leathernecks | Saturday, February 16 2013 | win 64 - 55 | coverage |
| @ Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners | Wednesday, February 20 2013 | loss 78 - 79 | coverage |
| @ Murray St. Racers | Saturday, February 23 2013 | loss 62 - 73 | coverage |
| @ Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks | Thursday, February 28 2013 | win 100 - 82 | coverage |
| March | |||
| IUPU-Indianapolis Jaguars | Saturday, March 09 2013 | win 66 - 49 | coverage |
| IPFW Mastodons | Monday, March 11 2013 | win 72 - 56 | coverage |
| North Dakota St. Bison | Tuesday, March 12 2013 | win 73 - 67 | coverage |
| @ Michigan Wolverines | Thursday, March 21 2013 | loss 56 - 71 | coverage |
| # | Pos. | DOB | W | H | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Bittle | 4 | GUARD | 200 | 6-4 | freshman | |
| Brayden Carlson | 12 | GUARD | 210 | 6-4 | junior | |
| Connor Devine | 30 | FORWARD | 205 | 6-10 | freshman | |
| Matt Donlan | 0 | GUARD,FORWARD | 185 | 6-6 | freshman | |
| Jordan Dykstra | 42 | FORWARD | 235 | 6-8 | junior | |
| Joey Feilmeier | 23 | FORWARD | 160 | 6-1 | freshman | |
| Tony Fiegen | 34 | FORWARD | 220 | 6-7 | senior | |
| Marcus Heemstra | 32 | FORWARD | 215 | 6-9 | junior | |
| Zach Horstman | 24 | GUARD,FORWARD | 195 | 6-6 | sophomore | |
| Cory Jacobsen | 13 | GUARD | 190 | 6-1 | freshman | |
| Taevaunn Prince | 5 | GUARD | 215 | 6-3 | sophomore | |
| Ruben Silva | 21 | GUARD | 205 | 6-4 | freshman | |
| Chad White | 25 | GUARD | 213 | 6-6 | junior | |
| Joshua White | 10 | GUARD | 175 | 6-2 | freshman | |
| Nate Wolters | 3 | GUARD | 193 | 6-4 | senior |
| FG | 3PT | FT | Rebounds | Misc | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | M | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Ast | TO | Stl | Blk | PF | PPG | |
| Nate Wolters | 33 | 38.1 | 7.3 | 15.1 | 48.5 | 1.9 | 5.1 | 37.9 | 5.7 | 7.0 | 81.3 | 1.1 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 22.3 |
| Jordan Dykstra | 35 | 32.5 | 4.4 | 9.8 | 44.8 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 42.7 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 76.6 | 1.9 | 6.0 | 7.9 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 12.5 |
| Tony Fiegen | 35 | 31.9 | 4.4 | 7.9 | 56.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 67.1 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 5.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 10.2 |
| Chad White | 35 | 31.5 | 3.4 | 7.4 | 45.7 | 2.1 | 5.1 | 42.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 72.1 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 9.8 |
| Brayden Carlson | 35 | 34.6 | 2.9 | 7.2 | 41.0 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 36.2 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 76.9 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 9.1 |
| Taevaunn Prince | 25 | 14.1 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 36.7 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 17.6 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 67.8 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 4.4 |
| Marcus Heemstra | 34 | 11.8 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 55.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 77.8 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 4.2 |
| Jake Bittle | 24 | 12.3 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 41.1 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 27.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 81.8 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 2.5 |
| Zach Horstman | 19 | 7.9 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 40.9 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 36.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 100.0 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 2.4 |
| Cory Jacobsen | 11 | 5.3 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 50.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 54.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 50.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Joey Feilmeier | 4 | 4.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 20.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 |