It’s been a while since a John Beilein offense played a half as bad as the one it did Thursday night. You'd have to go back to year one.
Beilein’s first team ended its season with a 16-point second-half outing versus Wisconsin to lose 51-34 in the 2008 Big Ten Tournament. Just 11 years later, history repeated itself.
The Wolverines (30-7) scuffled to 16 points again in the first half against Texas Tech, falling behind by eight in the West Regional Sweet 16 matchup in Anaheim (Calif.). The Red Raiders (29-6) never looked back, advancing to their second-straight Elite 8 with a 63-44 victory.