NCAA Tournament last season. ... This was the first loss to Michigan in three all-time meetings. ... The Mustangs had four players play at least 32 minutes.STEADY MVPIrvin could

NEW ORLEANS -- When Navy brings its highly refined option offense to Tulane on Saturday, the Midshipmen will run into a defense that is unusually familiar with their scheme.First-year Green Wave coach Willie Fritz likes running the option as well.Freshman Tulane quarterback Jonathan Brantley proved proficient at it in the Waves 66-21 victory over Southern last weekend. Brantley rushed for 119 yards and distributed the ball comfortably as Tulane (1-1, 0-0 American Athletic Conference) piled up 437 yards rushing.Theres a lot of resemblance to Navys offense, Midshipmen defensive coordinator Dale Pehrson said. You have to defend it the same way. You have to have great eyes. You have to be very disciplined.Navy (2-0, 1-0) meanwhile, has been adapting to not one, but two QB changes since former star signal-caller Keenan Reynolds graduated and moved to the NFL. Season-opening starter Tago Smith was hurt in the Midshipmens first game. He was replaced by Will Worth, but Fritz said Navy has run the same offense for so long that the program has become adept at recruiting quarterbacks who are well suited to their system.Fritz said Worth looks like he knows what hes doing, adding, We havent seen a whole lot of difference between their play selection this season as compared to last season.The results have looked similar as well; Navy is seeking to start 3-0 for a second straight season.---Some other things to know about the option extravaganza that will be Navy vs. Tulane:BEING PREPARPED: Tulanes defense demonstrated its ability to diagnose and react well to Navys option last season -- albeit under the regime of former head coach Curtis Johnson. The Wave largely contained Reynolds and the Midshipmen for three quarters before Navy pulled away with a pair of late TDs in a 31-14 victory. The Wave has a lot of defensive leaders back this season and looks primed to play better, in no small part because it is getting more rest and more favorable opponent starting field position thanks to Tulanes markedly better execution on offense and special teams.BIG UNEASY: Although New Orleans is a big Navy city -- with a Naval Air Force base in nearby Belle Chase and an administrative Naval base in New Orleans Algiers neighborhood -- the Midshipmen have rarely looked at home in Big Easy. Navy is 1-8-1 all-time in New Orleans, the lone victory coming back in 1994 by a score of 17-15 in the climate-controlled Superdome. Saturdays game will be played in south Louisianas swampy, late-summer air at Tulanes on-campus Yulman Stadium, which opened in 2014.TURNOVER BONANZA: Tulane created four turnovers on two fumbles and two interceptions last weekend against Southern, including cornerback Parry Nickersons 96-yard interception return for a touchdown. Tulane finished plus-3 in turnover margin, and Fritz noted that hes never lost a game when his team has been plus-2 or better, adding, Its something we obviously emphasize.QB DECISION: Brantley will make his first start against Navy. Sophomore Glen Cuiellette, who is more experienced and more of a pocket passer, started the first two games. Brantley, meanwhile, has the speed to get the corner, which gave Tulane more success on option plays last week. Fritz said Brantleys speed was part of the decision to start him against Navy.When a guys got speed in the triple option, you really stretch the defense out sideline to sideline, Fritz said. Sometimes it looks like they have it all covered and youre outrunning the guy and getting 3 or 4 yards. So the quarterbacks got to have speed for us.OWNING THE UNRANKED: Navy has won 18 straight against unranked opponents.---AP College Football: collegefootball.ap.orgStan Smith Shoes Cheap . It just didnt show when he hit the ice. 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He was held scoreless in Michigans opening-round win in the 2K Classic Benefiting Wounded Warrior Project because of foul trouble.Boy, did he make up for those two games.Walton hit seven 3-pointers and finished with 23 points and six assists to lead Michigan to a 76-54 victory over SMU on Friday night in the championship game at Madison Square Garden.Personally, I kind of felt I let my teammates down by picking up two cheap fouls, Walton said about Thursdays win over Marquette. Thankfully they did a great job without me. It just shows how good we are as a unit and today I just wanted to be really aggressive and that was pretty much it.He kept hitting from 3-point range to keep the Mustangs at bay. The closest they got in the second half was 13 points when they hit two 3s to open the second half.Coach has been giving me the green light to not worry about the missed shots, Walton said. I miss a couple, I kind of shake it off. I feel like my guys had confidence in me as well, so that does wonders for my confidence as well.Walton, who had seven 3s total in the first three games, was 4 of 6 from 3 in the first half as Michigan took control right away and went on to a 44-25 halftime lead.Zak Irvin, the tournament MVP, added 16 points for the Wolverines (4-0), while Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman had 12.The last loss we had to them, we basically got punked throughout the whole game and we knew we werent going to let that happen this game, Irvin said of the 24-point loss. We came out with a chip on our shoulder. Derrick really started it off on the offensive end but also collectively on the defensive end. We held them to 37 percent from the field, thats huge for us.Semi Ojeleye led the Mustangs (3-1), who beat Pittsburgh in the opening round, with 13 points and nine rebounds.Michigan played about as good a game as anybody has played against us in over four and change years, Mustangs coach Tim Jankovich said.dddddddddddd I think they were absolutely outstanding. I thought everything they tried to do, include hit a number of guarded shots, it was incredible. I thought they were terrific.Michigan, which had only four turnovers, finished 13 of 31 from 3-point range, led by Waltons 7 of 12. SMU was 6 of 16 from beyond the arc.BIG PICTURE:Michigan: It was nothing new for Michigan to light it up from 3-point range. The Wolverines were ninth nationally last season making 342 from long range. ... Michigan is 9-2 in its last five trips to New York City. ... Michigans average margin of victory in the tournament was 25 points.SMU: The Mustangs were ineligible for the NCAA Tournament last season. ... This was the first loss to Michigan in three all-time meetings. ... The Mustangs had four players play at least 32 minutes.STEADY MVPIrvin couldnt have two games any closer statistically. Against Marquette he had 16 points, seven rebounds and five assists. In the championship game he had 16 points, six rebounds and five assists.GOOD SHOOTINGMichigan shot 52.9 percent (27 of 51) from the field while the Mustangs hit 37.3 percent (22 of 59).LOT OF REBOUNDSSMU finished with a 41-24 rebound advantage over the Wolverines including 18-2 on the offensive end.OLD COACHFormer SMU coach and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer Larry Brown was sitting behind the Mustangs bench for the second straight night. Brown brought Jankovich with him to SMU as an assistant.UP NEXT:Michigan: The Wolverines are at South Carolina before a four-game home stand against Mount St. Marys, Virginia Tech, Kennesaw State and Texas.SMU: The Mustangs return home for a game with UC Santa Barbara and then its on the road again to Southern Cal and Boise State. ' ' '