UC San Diego won the regular season and the postseason conference tournament in the Big West. It is their first year of NCAA Tournament eligibility. Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones leads the Tritons in scoring averaging nearly 20 points per game (19.5).

James Hawkins of The Detroit News breaks down Michigan’s NCAA Tournament first-round matchup against UC-San Diego. ▶ Tipoff: 10 p.m. Thursday, Ball Arena, Denver ▶ Records: Michigan 25-9, No. 5 seed; UC-San Diego 30-4, No. 12 seed ▶ Next: Winner of the game between No. 4 Texas A&M (22-10) and No. 13 Yale (22-7).