East Lansing — As sophomore center Hunter Dickinson stood at the podium and answered questions from a throng of media in the Breslin Center press room, the lights above him dimmed.
It was a fitting scene considering where Michigan started to where it is now, with a once-bright outlook and prospects of repeating as Big Ten regular-season champions, reaching the NCAA Tournament, and making another deep postseason run fading with each passing game.
And just when it looked like the Wolverines were starting to turn a corner with a three-game win streak, they were turned back by No.