Michigan @ Texas preview

Last Meeting ( Dec 6, 2016 ) Texas 50, Michigan 53

Michigan looks to build on its comeback win over UCLA when it hits the road to face Texas on Tuesday. The Wolverines erased a 15-point second half deficit en route to a 78-69 overtime victory against the then 23rd-ranked Bruins, as they knocked off a ranked team for the first time this season, and hope the win serves as a springboard to their fourth consecutive triumph over Texas after posting victories over the Longhorns in each of the last three years.

"It's really a great testimony to our kids," Michigan coach John Beilein told reporters. "I'm hoping it's a huge benchmark for our team as we go forward." Texas is back on track after losses to No. 4 Duke (85-78) and 13th-ranked Gonzaga at the PK80 Tournament. The Longhorns beat Florida A&M 82-58 before taking down VCU 71-67 on the road Dec. 5 to hand Shaka Smart his 200th career coaching victory in his return to Richmond after leaving the Rams for Texas in 2015, and they hope to ride the momentum to their first victory against Michigan since Mar. 15, 1996. "Our guys really hung in there and made some plays down the stretch to pull it out," Smart told reporters. "We took a step but we still have a long way to go."

TV: 9 p.m. ET, ESPN2

ABOUT MICHIGAN (8-3): Moritz Wagner poured in 23 points while Charles Matthews added 20 points on 8-of-11 shooting and pulled down eight rebounds as the Wolverines outscored UCLA 13-4 in overtime to complete the upset. Zavier Simpson had his best outing of the season as he registered a career-high 15 points and four steals as Michigan forced 20 turnovers against the Bruins. Duncan Robinson's shooting woes continued as he missed five of his six attempts from the floor to finish with two points and he is 5-for-30 from the field over his last four games.

ABOUT TEXAS (6-2): Sophomore guard Andrew Jones drained four 3-pointers en route to a career-high 19 points in the win against VCU to finish in double figures for the seventh time in eight games. Dylan Osetkowski added 17 points while freshman phenom Mohamed Bamba contributed 13 points, 13 rebounds and four blocked shots against the Rams to register the second double-double of his career. Eric Davis Jr. scored 11 points and Kerwin Roach dished out a season-high seven assists.

TIP-INS

1. Five of the six meetings between Texas and Michigan have been decided by six points or less.

2. Bamba is ranked third nationally with four blocked shots per game.

3. Wagner is averaging 18.2 points over his last five games.

PREDICTION: Texas 73, Michigan 69