That game went in a ton of different directions, didn't it? LSU seemingly couldn't miss early.

Michigan then counterpunched down the stretch of the first half, ultimately taking a one-point

lead to the break after trailing for 18 of the first 20 minutes.

Then the second half started, LSU a 10-2 run, Michigan 10 straight, LSU 12-3 run, then Michigan 14 to 1 from there,

the Wolverines held on.

So that was a roller coaster in and of itself.

And then, you know, it's tough to win a game when your opponent has two players who

combine for 57 points.

But LSU got very little else from anyone not named Cam Thomas or

Javante Smart. The rest of the team, 21 points, 7 of 23 from the floor. On the flip side,

Michigan offensively can go in so many different directions. Brandon Johns Jr. provided a spark

early when Michigan was kind of in quicksand

as LSU jumped out to the early lead. Eli Brooks hit several massive threes in the first half as a

stabilizing force. Sean D. Brown Jr. delivered 14 in the second half. Franz Wagner, who was a bit

quiet for the first 30 minutes or so, delivered a huge few

plays late in that ball game. And I keep saying directions. Well, the game had plenty of

directions. It went. Michigan's offense and its team as a whole, even without Isaiah

Livers, can do a lot of things going a lot of different directions. Well, we all know that this NCAA tournament can go in some dizzying directions

and the storylines and the conclusions and the hot takes that stem from those.

Months of great work all thrown away due to, let's face it,

sometimes the randomness of 40 minutes of basketball.

Ask in round one, Ohio State, or Texas, or Virginia, or Purdue, the list goes on and on every year.

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