GAME INFORMATION Who No. 4 Syracuse (30 9) vs. No. 4 Michigan (30 7) What Final Four national semifinals Tipoff 8 49 p.m. Georgia Dome Atlanta Live coverage Join MLive.com 30 minutes prior to tipoff for live updates throughout the game and follow Nick Baumgardner Kyle Meinke and Josh Slagter on Twitter. TV CBS Radio Michigan Radio Network Line Michigan 2
ISSUE OF THE DAY The zone. The zone. The zone.
Michigan and Syracuse went back and forth all day Friday talking about the Orange's vaunted 2 3 zone.
Can the Wolverines solve it Will the Orange keep up their intensity
Syracuse is allowing teams to score just 45.8 points per game in the NCAA tournament.
Michigan meanwhile is scoring 78.8 points per game in the NCAA tournament
Which style wins out
The Wolverines on paper have everything they need to solve Syracuse's zone. They have perimeter length (Nik Stauskas Glenn Robinson III and Tim Hardaway Jr. are all 6 foot 6) they have four players who can hit open 3 pointers and they've got a point guard who doesn't panic in Trey Burke.
Mitch McGary has also turned into a very competent passer for a big man and has been a terror inside all throughout the tournament.
Defense against offense.
Talent against strategy.
Which team comes out on top
READER REACTION Will Trey Burke be able to find a way to penetrate inside Syracuse's zone or will the Wolverines just have to settle for outside shots
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