UC San Diego vs. Michigan: Player stats and box score for March 20, 2025 | College basketball season 2024-25 

The fifth-seeded Michigan Wolverines (26-9) managed a nailbiting 68-65 victory in the opening round of March Madness in the South Region over the 12th-seeded UC San Diego Tritons (30-5). With this win, Michigan will be facing the fourth-seeded Texas A&M Aggies in the Round of 32.

The Wolverines leaned on a balanced offensive attack as seven of their eight players scored at least six points. The Tritons were led by Tyler McGhie who scored 25 of the team’s 65 points.

Let’s take a deeper dive into the box score of the UC San Diego Tritons vs. Michigan Wolverines box score to discuss how the game went.

UC San Diego vs. Michigan box score

UC San Diego vs. Michigan box score

Team	First Half	Second Half	Final Score
UC San Diego	27	38	65
Michigan	41	27	68

UC San Diego Tritons box score

Player	Position	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Nordin Kapic	F	4-11	2-7	5-5	4	8	3	0	0	1	3	15
Hayden Gray	G	4-11	2-8	0-0	1	2	3	0	0	0	1	10
Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones	G	3-5	0-0	1-4	0	4	0	0	0	3	5	7
Tyler McGhie	G	9-27	3-15	4-4	2	9	2	1	0	1	1	25
Chris Howell	G	2-2	0-0	0-0	1	7	0	3	0	3	4	4
Maximo Milovich	F	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Aidan Burke	G	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Justin Rochelin	G	2-6	0-0	0-0	1	4	0	3	0	0	5	4

Michigan Wolverines box score

Player	Position	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Danny Wolf	C	4-11	1-2	0-3	5	11	2	1	2	3	1	9
Vladislav Goldin	C	5-9	0-1	4-5	3	7	0	0	0	3	4	14
Tre Donaldson	G	4-10	3-7	1-2	0	7	3	0	0	2	0	12
Nimari Burnett	G	2-6	2-5	0-0	2	4	4	0	0	4	3	6
Rubin Jones	G	1-4	1-4	0-0	1	3	2	1	0	2	1	3
Will Tschetter	F	2-4	1-3	2-2	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	7
L.J. Cason	G	2-5	0-2	2-4	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	6
Roddy Gayle Jr.	G	4-8	1-3	2-4	0	2	2	0	0	0	2	11

UC San Diego vs. Michigan Game Summary

The UC San Diego played at an okay level offensively as they shot 24-of-62 (38.7%) overall, 7-of-30 (23.3%) from beyond the arc and 10-of-13 (76.9%) from the charity stripe.

The rebounding aspect saw them tally 37 total rebounds (10 offensive, 27 defensive). The passing did not do as well as the Tritons needed, as they had just eight assists as well as eight turnovers.

The defense recorded seven steals but could not protect the rim, falling to record a block.

UC San Diego's biggest lead in the game was only two points.

The Michigan Wolverines had a good enough offensive game as the team shot 24-of-57 (42.1%) from the floor, 9-of-27 (33.3%) from the 3-point line and knocked down only 11-of-20 (55.0%) from the free-throw line.

Michigan had 43 total rebounds (14 offensive, 29 defensive) and had 14 assists.

The defense posted a pair of blocks and steals on this side of the ball. The Wolverines were not able to push the pace too often, as they had just five fast break points. However, they did have a 24-4 scoring advantage from their bench.

The Wolverines led by as many as 15 points and need to do better offensively as they head to the second round.