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Niyo: Worthy of No. 1? Michigan about to find out if it's legit

Michigan coach talks about the keys to Saturday's 12 p.m. matchup against Wisconsin at the Kohl Center. James Hawkins, The Detroit News

Ann Arbor – The way Ignas Brazdeikis sees it, everybody else is just catching up.

Asked Friday to pinpoint when exactly he felt Michigan had made its case for being the No. 1 team in the country, Brazdeikis, the Wolverines’ brash-talking freshman forward, smiled and answered without hesitation.

“As soon as I stepped in the gym,” he replied.

He didn’t mean that selfishly, of course.