Michigan Basketball: 3 takeaways from demoralizing UNC loss
By Nick Popio
2. The second half was decisively atrocious
Whatever Juwan Howard said at halftime didn’t work one bit.
The Wolverines were blitzed by North Carolina and it wasn’t long before they were trailing by double digits. Hunter Dickinson got in immediate foul trouble just a minute and a half into the second stanza. He had no impact on the outcome whatsoever.
For the record, Michigan basketball scored only 24 points after the break and it felt like much less. They had too many empty possessions, while the Tar Heels found their stride to widen the gap.
UNC got up by as many as 25 and Michigan had no response to stop the bleeding that has been the trend through the first seven games of the season.
UNC dominated that second half. Crushed Michigan in every facet of the game. Outside shooting and turnovers continue to be an issue for the Wolverines. Michigan has shot 9/45 from three and had a -12 turnover differential in their 3 losses.
— Josh Markowitz (@Josh_markowitz) December 2, 2021
In total, Carolina outscored the Wolverines 43-24 in the second. Fellow Big Ten foe Purdue beat UNC a week and a half ago and scored 42 more points then Michigan did altogether tonight.
That’s how far off this bunch is right now compared to the number one school in the country. Juwan Howard’s crew has a lot to figure out if he wants to turn this thing around before it’s too late.