Scouting Friday’s first-round NCAA tournament game between Midwest Region No. 7 seed Michigan and No. 10 seed Oklahoma State:
Backcourts
All eyes will be glued here, as each team’s best player plays point guard. Michigan’s Derrick Walton Jr. and Oklahoma State’s Jawun Evans are among the hottest guards in the country over the past two months. Since Jan. 14, Evans has averaged 19.6 points, 7.1 assists and 3.8 rebounds, and Walton has averaged 18.1 points, 5.5 assists and 5.4 rebounds. Evans might be the fastest guard U-M has seen this season; Walton is one of the most physical the Cowboys have had to defend.