1) Spike Albrecht catches fire in the first half The final Five Key plays of the season document a stunning game with a bitter finish for Michigan. Perhaps most stunning was the dominance of Spike Albrecht over the course of the first half. When Trey Burke picked up his second foul of the half with [...]
1) Michigan goes on 11-3 run in the first half to close early deficit With about 11:30 to play in the first half, Michigan was looking puzzled by the Syracuse zone it had heard so much about in the preceding days leading up to their game on Saturday. The Wolverines missed three straight 3-pointers, opening [...]
1) Michigan scores the first 13 points of the game Okay Michigan fans — dig in. The first three minutes of Michigan’s 79-59 beat down of Florida on Sunday were a a joy to watch and featured Michigan at its best. The Wolverines were able to get whatever shot they wanted against Florida’s vaunted defense. [...]
1) Michigan scores late in the first half to cut deficit to six We have to kick things off a bit late in Michigan’s 87-85 win over Kansas in this edition of Five Key Plays, for obvious reasons. For most of the first half, Michigan’s defense was patently non-existent: Kansas scored 34 of its 40 [...]
1) Michigan isn’t bothered by ‘havoc’ in opening minutes The first few minutes of this game were going to be key for both teams. If Michigan came out playing poorly at the start, as the Wolverines have been known to do at times, it would be bad news. If the VCU forced Michigan into some [...]
1) Mitch McGary makes big plays to start the game Michigan’s freshman big man received the start on Thursday in place of Jordan Morgan, and he played as if he was still trying to earn it. Mitch McGary did exactly what his coaches and Michigan fans have come to expect from him: he played with [...]
