It wasn’t the way the coaches, players or fans wanted the season to end. But then again, no one expected the 11-seeded Michigan Wolverines to be dancing into the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament after a disappointing regular season and going one-and-done in the Big Ten Tournament.
Michigan’s NCAA Tournament clock struck midnight on Thursday, as it fell to Villanova, 63-55, in the Sweet 16 in a game that was oddly reminiscent of the Elite Eight game last year against UCLA. Against the Bruins last season, the Wolverines shot 20-of-51 from the field, one of their worst performances of the 2020-21 season.