ANN ARBOR -- During Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman's 28-point performance Saturday in which he made six 3s and led Michigan in rebounds and assists, John Beilein pulled him aside and told him, "You're doing a D-Walt impersonation right now at just the right time."
A senior guard lighting up the stat sheet in February -- as Derrick Walton, Jr. did a season ago -- is not the only similarity between this Michigan team and last year's.
Here are some stats from Michigan's final five regular season games, this year and last:
This season: 77.6 points per game; 53 made 3-pointers; 79 assists, 41 turnovers
Last season: 77.