Ann Arbor — Poor outside shooting. A flat start and a lack of stops after halftime. A 21-point second-half effort from Minnesota’s Jamison Battle.
It all proved to be too much for Michigan to overcome as it was handed a 75-65 loss Saturday at Crisler Center that left coach Juwan Howard lamenting the Wolverines’ defensive effort.
“When a team (shoots) 62% in the second half and also scores 43 points in the second half…you've got to look at the defensive end,” Howard said. “That right there was not a (good) defensive effort. I felt that we could have done much, much better job for 40 minutes.