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Takeaways from Michigan’s loss against Arizona

The 2021-22 Michigan men’s basketball team played two games this week that tipped off after 9:30 p.m. ET.

One of these games was worth staying up for. Sunday’s game was not that game.

The Wolverines fell to the Arizona Wildcats, 80-62, in a contest that alarmingly didn’t feel close with 5 minutes left in the first half.

Here are a few takeaways from Michigan’s second loss of the season

Arizona was aggressive on defense, and Michigan didn’t make the outside shots to capitalize

The offense has looked stagnant for stretches of games this season, but thanks to Arizona’s aggressive game plan, Michigan didn’t have much room to breath offensively.