Both Marquette and Xavier were participants in the 2009 NCAA Tournament, with the Golden Eagles advancing to the second round and the Musketeers advancing to the Sweet 16. If the Wolverines drop their opening game, they move to the consolation bracket and will face the loser of the Marquette/Xavier game on Friday, Nov. If U-M wins its opening game, the Wolverines will advance to the championship bracket and face the winner of the Marquette/Xavier matchup on Friday, Nov. Following a first-round win against Bowling Green, the Bluejays lost to Kentucky. After becoming the first 26-win team not to make the NCAA Tournament, Creighton earned a postseason bid to the NIT. The Bluejays, who won the Missouri Valley regular-season title, closed with a 27-8 record last season. Playing in the upper pod of the Old Spice Classic bracket, the Wolverines will face Creighton in the opening game of the tournament, Thursday, Nov. In addition to U-M, the remaining field members include: Alabama, Baylor, Creighton, Florida State, Iona, Marquette and Xavier. With 12 games played over a three-day period, the fourth annual Thanksgiving tournament features an eight-team field, including six teams that earned postseason bids - four NCAA and two NIT. 26-29) at the Milk House at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando, Fla.

4) that the University of Michigan men's basketball team will play Creighton in the first round of the 2009 Old Spice Classic, to be held Thursday-Sunday (Nov. ESPN Regional Television announced today (Tuesday, Aug.

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