Two long dry spells. Just can't have those obviously. Very good play and very bad play. There was definitely a "three point strategy," and it failed tonight. But, when this team is shooting them, it makes all the difference. With this group, it is a worth a try. Travis did the right thing with lots of substitutions to break the dry spell in the first half. Impressive courage.
I'd say if this game was played over again, UM could win easily, just simply with different odds of the baskets falling. "Team" play? Yeah, did seem a little off, but that seemed like a result of the dry spell, not the cause.
"Intensity." That seemed to be missing among the upcoming players we hoped would provide it.
Final FG %, 32%. Doesn't matter what you do if you can't make the basic basket.
3ptrs? 9 of 30, 30%. Almost half of UM's points, compared to 56 attempted FGs (making 18).