Michigan, the No. 5 seed coached by Dusty May and led by 7-footers Vlad Goldin and Danny Wolf, advanced to this stage after defeating UC San Diego and Texas A&M last week.Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.

Auburn alum Charles Barkley decried the ugly first half performance between his alma mater and Michigan on Friday. During halftime of the Sweet 16 matchup in Atlanta, of which Auburn led, 30-29, the CBS analyst said he was “disturbed” and “disgusted” by the Tigers’ 10 first-half turnovers.

Auburn basketball fans were the vast majority of the crowd at State Farm Arena — and they let Michigan know it every time the Tigers made a play.

Michigan point guard Tre Donaldson, who played the last two seasons at Auburn, had just five points, no assists, and four turnovers against his former team. Nimari Burnett and Vladislav Goldin scored 10 each for Michigan, with Goldin working hard for his.

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The Auburn Tigers take on the Michigan Wolverines in a Sweet 16 matchup in the 2025 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament on Friday, March 28.

Danny Wolf had 20 points and Vlad Goldin added 10 points and nine rebounds for Michigan (27-10), which committed 15 turnovers and was outrebounded 48-33.

There was a moment nearly halfway through the second half of the Sweet 16 matchup between 1-seed Auburn and underdog 5-seed Michigan where it felt like the Wolverines just might prevail. But then all hell broke loose.

Michigan basketball had an exemplary season in Dusty May‘s first year with the program, not only winning the Big Ten Tournament, but advancing to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA tournament. Facing 1-seed Auburn,