5 Takeaways from Michigan’s win over Marquette

After falling to a very good UConn team last week, the No. 20 Michigan Wolverines bounced back in a big way, beating fellow Big East opponent Marquette, 84-70.

Shaka Smart has a good team in Marquette this season, with the Golden Eagles being picked to finish fourth in a deep Big East conference in the preseason poll. Marquette blew out two sub-300 KenPom teams in Mercyhurst and Detroit Mercy, and in its final exhibition game, Marquette beat a Michigan State that just knocked off Duke by three possessions. While Marquette isn’t ranked yet, this team is no slouch and could make a deep tournament run, making this a good non-conference test for the Wolverines.

There’s no such thing as a must-win…