Dating back to last Feb. 7, Michigan has lost exactly one basketball game: the national championship against Villanova. The Wolverines have won 23 of their past 24 games, with 17 of those wins coming by double figures. In fact, only two games -- the Jordan Poole buzzer-beater against Houston and Tuesday's win over Northwestern -- were one-possession contests.
The biggest reason for the winning run? The Wolverines' defense.
Michigan has the No. 1 defense in the country, according to a variety of metrics -- scoring defense and KenPom.com's adjusted efficiency chief among them. During the aforementioned 24-game stretch, Michigan's adjusted defensive efficiency (83.