Though the goal of any college basketball season is to make the NCAA Tournament, Thursday night (and part of Friday morning) felt like a letdown for Michigan fans. This season was not supposed to yield a No. 3 seed in the Tournament, yet few teams have been hotter than the Wolverines over the past month. So naturally, with expectations heightened and the destination finally here, Michigan looked both unenthusiastic and sloppy.
…or did they? The final score of 61-47 may not be completely indicative of how the game played out, but in many ways the reactions from the game are not wholly accurate either.