Ignas Brazdeikis may have missed his most important shot Tuesday night, a driving layup that was deflected in the air as the final seconds ticked from the clock in No. 5 Michigan's 59-57 win over Minnesota.
That John Beilein trusted Brazdeikis to take the shot in the first place is noteworthy — a testament to the faith the Wolverines have in their talented freshman and leading scorer, even when his shots aren’t falling.
Before his layup with 1:45 left in the first half of Tuesday's game, Brazdeikis was sitting on a 0-for-15 streak from the field that dated back to the early second half of Michigan’s 80-60 win over Northwestern on Jan.