It’s a rough stretch for the Wolverines right now. Without their top two players and the three who departed for the pros, there’s really only Spike Albrecht above the Sophomore level. Everyone else is primarily a Freshman for John Beilein.
Nonetheless, we went into Illinois and took it to them. After leading 22-20 at halftime, we went on a run to start the second and maintained a lead until overtime.
Up 50-43 in regulation, it looked like we could win it there. Spike hit some big balls shots, stepping back for a deep three and making a circus shot on a near turnover-double pump. Unfortunately, he’s the only veteran presence, and no one else looked comfortable handling the ball in the closing minutes.
It was the same story in overtime, a theme we had to endure vs. Wisconsin and at Michigan State. I really enjoyed watching you ball, Michigan. The talent is there, if we learn to close out games by the Big Ten Tournament, anything is possible.