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       Trey Burke leads Michigan to thrilling win over Kansas

Outside of the norm since 1994, Michigan will be heading to the Elite 8, and they have National Player of the Year Trey Burke to thank. 

It didn't search that path for the first 20 minutes, as Burke headed into halftime scoreless on 0-4 shooting. Be that as it may after the break is when Burke took over. He completed with 23 focuses and 10 supports as No. 4 Michigan deleted a 14 focus second half setback to thump off No. 1 Kansas 87-85 in the first elimination round of the South Regional. 

With 1:16 left, Michigan was still down 74-66. Burke hit a three to slice the lead to five, and accompanied that up with a long jumper two belonging later to slice the lead to three. After Elijah Johnson missed the front end of an one-and-unified with 12.6 backs left, Burke hit a three from in the vicinity of 30 feet to tie the diversion. Any time a three from Naadir Tharpe ricocheted innocuously off the front of the edge, the diversion was headed to extra minutes. 

In the additional casing, Burke opened the scoring with an additional three then after that a driving layup. A couple of cans from Mitch McGary, who completed with 25 focuses and 14 sheets, put the Wolverines up five, and they were equipped to make due after Kansas was just fit to get a runner from 23 feet from Tharpe. 

Do the match, and Burke scored 13 focuses in the last 1:16 of regulation and the first 1:37 of extra minutes. 

That is extraordinary. 

What's more its the excuse for why Burke was our National Player of the Year. He's the first player to strive for 20 focuses and 10 aids in the Sweet 16 since Billy Donovan in 1987. 

This is what he's finished. Any time Michigan is playing their best, its not vitally Burke that is scoring every last one of the the focuses. He makes for whatever remains of his group. He sets up McGary around the edge or his shooters on the border or the players on his group in move. He runs the Michigan offense and looks to get every living soul else included, particularly when he has two and three shields running at him. 

In any case at what point the diversion's on the line? 

At what time its 'scoring time'? 

Burke is the unified with the ball in his grasp and he's the one making the plays. What's more as he's demonstrated time and time again that he can make those plays. 

It's enough that its conveyed the Wolverines to the verge of the Final Four, where they will play the victor of Florida and Florida Gulf Coast on Sunday.