It was painful, but the Wolverines escaped Madison Square Garden with a win on Thursday afternoon, beating Iowa 77-71 in their Big Ten Tournament opener. Here are five takeaways.
Foul trouble disrupts Michigan’s offense
On the elevator from press row to the locker room, two Michigan State fans joked that the same refs better be working if the Spartans play the Wolverines on Saturday. One told the other that Michigan got screwed, even in his eyes.
“I’m not even gonna look at some of those calls,” Beilein said. ” There were some things that I would like to look at again. But really, when you got Moe Wagner and Muhammad in there, involved in things like that, it certainly takes a lot away from our game … but I gotta respect the officials.”
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