Detroit — Every trip to Little Caesars Arena has been a triumphant one for the Wolverines.

No. 6 Michigan kept that trend alive, but it didn’t come easy.

After squandering a 13-point second-half lead, Michigan needed a late rally in regulation and a pair of crucial defensive stops in overtime to pull out an 85-84 win over Wake Forest on Tuesday at Little Caesars Arena.

Elliot Cadeau scored 17 and made the decisive free throw with 13 seconds left in overtime and Aday Mara added 18 points, 13 rebounds, six assists and five blocked shots for Michigan (2-0).

After using a late run to rally from a seven-point deficit in the final five minutes of regulation, Michigan took the lead twice in overtime, the last on a floater from Roddy Gayle Jr. (13 points) to make it 84-82 with 3:39 left.

But

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