Michigan got some momentum heading into perhaps its toughest stretch of the regular season with a 79-69 win over Illinois. Here are five takeaways.
Zavier Simpson takes the starting job, and keeps it
After starting the second half at Iowa earlier in the week, Simpson started the game on Sunday. Though the offense stalled early with him at the helm, the sophomore ended up playing the entire second half.
Though the offensive output won’t knock anybody out, Simpson finished with seven assists and the offense itself was humming throughout the second half. He flashed a drive-and-kick game that has clearly improved since the start of the year and looked adept against the Illini’s zone-press.
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