Michigan Basketball: Big Ten Tournament — Penn State vs. Michigan — Wrap-Up — Wolverines Advance — Enigma Remains

The recently ever-enigmatic Wolverines showed up to play Penn State on the first day of the Big Ten Tournament. Right off the bat, Michigan’s big man Jordan Morgan missed several layups and Michigan played Swiss-cheese defense against Penn State’s basic curls and inside penetration. Michigan fell behind.

Exit Morgan, and McGary enters the game and promptly misses a fast break lay-up. But he shook up the inside with some very good rebounding and inside offense and Michigan came back from the early deficit.

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Michigan Basketball: Big Ten Tournament — Tournaments and Tanking — How Beneficial Is It to Win Out?

The media loves big conference tournaments. Tournaments provide plenty of easy news and stories that generate excitement and increased readership. The big conferences love tournaments. This is an easy recipe for revenue and national exposure. Some coaches love conference tournaments. This may be the only means a team has to make the tournament.

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