Raulken co.UK - MSG shocker! Michigan upsets UCLA

New York, NY (Sports Network) - Manny Harris scored 15 points, hit two big free throws in the waning seconds and blocked the potential tying shot at the end as Michigan upset fourth-ranked UCLA, 55-52, to reach the championship game of the 2K Sports...

UCLA's Jrue Holiday (21) shoots over the Michigan defense during the first half of an NCAA men's basketball game Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) NEW YORK -- Showing poise down the stretch and playing stellar defense, Michigan pulled off its first win over a top-five team in 11 years. DeShawn Sims scored 18 points, including an emphatic dunk on a backdoor cut with time running down, and Manny Harris added 15 for the Wolverines in a 55-52 upset of No. 4 UCLA on Thursday night in the 2K Sports Classic. "We knew we had an opportunity to win the game and in the past we had lapses down the stretch," said Sims, a junior forward. "It's the biggest win I've had at Michigan. This team is rebuilding and it's not going to stop." The Wolverines' last victory over a top-five team came in 1997 against No. 1 Duke - Michigan's opponent in the championship game Friday night. The 10th-ranked Blue Devils beat Southern Illinois 83-58 in the first semifinal at Madison Square Garden. "It was a great win for our team," said Michigan coach John Beilein, whose squad hadn't beaten a ranked opponent in its last 12 tries. "Early season wins are terrific, but you have to put them in perspective." With his team trailing 48-46 with 4:16 left, Stu Douglass hit a long 3-pointer to give Michigan the lead. Darren Collison was stripped on the other end, leading to a layup by Sims that...
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