STATE COLLEGE — Early in the second half, the “Wagner” chants returned.
It was reminiscent of Michigan’s January trip to Nebraska. The Wolverines lost by 20 in Lincoln, and Wagner — opposing crowds’ favorite guy to heckle — struggled mightily.
Michigan is starting to click in March like many of John Beilein's past teams.
An underrated starter, a reliable sixth man, a graduate transfer and a living miracle made up the four-player contingent honored Sunday in front of a sold-out crowd at Crisler Center.
Austin Hatch and John Beilein have a rare player-coach relationship that reaches far beyond the bounds of basketball.
Jordan Poole has had big performances before.
The freshman guard scored 19 against Indiana, and he had 11 in East Lansing.
The Daily sat down with Ohio State guard Jae'Sean Tate at Big Ten Media Day in October.
Isaiah Livers suffered an ankle injury against Northwestern, and his status for Sunday's game is unknown.
Michigan couldn’t get anything going against Northwestern’s matchup zone defense.
Michigan and Northwestern have had a number of memorable matches over the last few seasons, and Tuesday could be the newest example.
The Daily sat down with Bryant McIntosh at Big Ten Media Day in October — before things started to go wrong for Northwestern — to discuss how things had changed in Evanston, how expectations had affected the team and how last season’s game against Michigan propelled the Wildcats into the tournament.