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Michigan basketball's Jordan Poole plays hero as team punches Sweet 16 ticket

Michigan basketball's Jordan Poole said he was "thirsty" for the ball in the final seconds of their game against Houston. The Wolverines advance to the Sweet 16 after defeating Houston, 64-63. Nicholas Baumgardner, Detroit Free Press

WICHITA, Kan. — Jordan Poole stood near his locker, drenched in water, reaching for his cell phone.

Michigan's boisterous freshman from Milwaukee hit the power button and saw 394 text messages suddenly appear. Minutes later and without warning, that number jumped to 532.

"This is not OK," Poole laughed.