3 things we learned from Michigan basketball win over UCLA

Michigan basketball announced itself as a Big Ten title contender on Tuesday night and here are three things we learned from the win over UCLA.

Jan 7, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Michigan Wolverines head coach Dusty May and assistant coach Justin Joyner in the second half against the UCLA Bruins at Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
Jan 7, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Michigan Wolverines head coach Dusty May and assistant coach Justin Joyner in the second half against the UCLA Bruins at Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
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The Wolverines learned an important lesson

It's been frustrating to watch Michigan basketball squander double-digit leads in all three losses this season. Truthfully, the Wolverines could be unbeaten.

They have either won or led by 11 points in each game this season. The fact that Michigan hasn't laid an egg at this point is incredible. Even in buy games, Michigan won each by at least 20.

Against UCLA, the Wolverines squandered an 18-point lead. Early in the second half, UCLA grabbed the advantage and you wondered if there was another close loss coming.

This time, just like on Sunday against USC, Michigan was poised and closed the game on a 32-12 run. That impressed me as much as anything else the Wolverines did against the Bruins.

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