'Aggressive' Eli Brooks (21 Points) Stepped Up When U-M Needed Him Most

[ASFN Admin]

NCAA Tournament games are oftentimes won by seniors and veteran players making plays down the stretch when their teams need them most, and that’s exactly what happened for the Michigan Wolverines’ basketball club this evening in a thrilling 86-78 win over LSU in the second round of the Big Dance. A pair of senior guards in Eli Brooks and Chaundee Brown were the most notable pair who stepped up, with each player scoring 21 points and the duo going a combined eight-for-eight from the free throw line. Neither senior has been a big-time scorer this season (Brooks averages 9.2 points per game and Brown 7.4), but they were each aggressive tonight on the offensive end (a combined 20 attempts) while trying to make up for the absence of injured senior forward Isaiah Livers.

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