I personally haven't liked how the Wolverines have been playing since the start of the Big Ten Tournament. To me they looked tired and not really interested in playing to their full capacity 3 games in a row. That seemed to continue in the 1st half of game 1 in the NCAA Tournament.
That wasn't the case against a very talented St. Louis team that runs the exact same action Michigan does. Now, STL doesn't have the talent or size Michigan has and that was clearly the difference in the 2nd half. The 1st half was again close but I thought Michigan was focused and was ready to step it up a notch after some halftime adjustments.