Oklahoma State coach Brad Underwood only had time to watch bits and pieces of two Michigan games this season.
The first was back in late November when Michigan fired blank after blank against his former boss Frank Martin and South Carolina in an ugly road loss. The second was last week when Underwood looked on from his iPad and witnessed Michigan topple Purdue in overtime in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals.
It was a brief summation of Michigan’s rise through the year and served as a mirror for Underwood’s own team.
Michigan, which has won five straight and 10 of 12, will clash with Oklahoma State, winners of 10 of its last 14, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Friday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.