Indianapolis — It didn’t take long for the questions to start coming.
As seniors Derrick Walton Jr. and Zak Irvin took the podium ahead of Friday’s NCAA Tournament first-round game against No. 10 Oklahoma State, the topic quickly centered on Michigan’s remarkable run from near tragedy to triumph in last week’s Big Ten tournament.
“After the emotional ride you guys had in the Big Ten tournament, how do you reset, move on to this and not have a letdown after that?”
“Can you take us back to last week and the decision to actually continue to play and fly to Washington rather than forfeit the rest of the tournament?