Michigan had just been exposed in a most rude way, with SMU dunking at will, and the Wolverines having absolutely no answers in an utter undressing.
And there was coach John Beilein, a couple days later, pleading with a reporter.
“Hang with us,” he said.
Tuesday night, the Wolverines showed why that’s a wise course of action.
Michigan may not have any seniors on the floor these days — Spike Albrecht has called it a season, and probably a career, following two hip surgeries, and Caris LeVert remains out with a lower left leg injury that doesn’t seem to be getting much better -- but it has more than enough to play good basketball.