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Michigan head coach John Beilein laughs during media availability in the U-M locker room at the Bradley Center on Friday.

(Michigan head coach John Beilein laughs during media availability in the locker room at the Bradley Center on Friday, March 21, 2104. Melanie Maxwell | The Ann Arbor News)

MILWAUKEE -- Beating 15th-seeded Wofford in the NCAA tournament on Thursday night turned out to be one of the evening's easier ventures for Michigan coach John Beilein.

Following the second-seeded Wolverines' 57-40 win at Bradley Center, Beilein apparently had some trouble making it back to team hotel.

He found himself lost on the streets of Milwaukee alongside his body guard, a local police officer.

Beilein and the bodyguard were spotted by a television crew from WNEM-TV in Saginaw and asked if there was problem.

Indeed there was. Beilein had no idea where Hotel InterContinental was located. The crisis was averted when the reporter located the hotel on his GPS.

It was about a quarter-mile away.

"I got lost going three, four blocks," Beilein said Friday. "I'm going blame the police officer with me."

Walking back to the team hotel is nothing new for Beilein. Getting lost, however, is a new one.

"I just need fresh air after a game," Beilein said. "You know, we spend the whole day in the hotel, we spend the whole day in an auditorium. I did go out once.

"There's something about after a game going outside, even if it's cold and it's five, six blocks away. I'm really not bothered at all. It's good for me to go out and walk and get fresh air."

Beilein and Michigan will take on No. 7 Texas back at the Bradley Center on Saturday (5:15 p.m. ET, TV: CBS).

Brendan F. Quinn covers University of Michigan basketball. Follow him on Twitter for the latest on Wolverines hoops. He can be contacted at bquinn@mlive.com