Michigan proves it won’t ‘dwell much’ on early loss with Marquette win

Up until Friday’s matchup against No. 4 Connecticut, the No. 20 Michigan men’s basketball team hadn’t lost a game in competitive play since its loss in the Big Ten Tournament championship. But despite losing for the first time in nearly eight months, Wolverines coach Mike Boynton Jr. isn’t perturbed. “I try not to dwell on it too much,” Boynton said Wednesday. “I don’t think about the loss any more than I think about the win.” Given the quality of said loss, it becomes clearer why Boynton isn’t ringing the alarm bells. The Huskies are among the top teams in college basketball, and they put that pedigree on full display against Michigan. The Wolverines were overwhelmed by Connecticut’s tenacity on defense in the first half, shooting just 35% from the field. On the other side of the ball, the Huskies outshot Michigan from behind the arc while also scoring 31 points from 36 attempts from the free-throw line compared to the Wolverines 18 points on 23 attempts.

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