Michigan did a lot of good things on Thursday night in the 101-80 win over Howard.
The Wolverines didn't have a problem on the offensive end. They scored more than 50 points in each half on their way to 101.
Michigan's defense was another issue. Michigan basketball struggled to defend Purdue, and this isn't the time of year for the Wolverines defense to give out.
We'll start there, but looking back at the first round NCAA tournament win, here are four observations.
Defense wasn't good enough
Michigan didn't win the Big Ten championship because the defense wasn't good enough.