Wow, what a game.

In front of thousands of Michigan fans at Little Caesars Arena, the No. 6 Wolverines were able to beat the Wake Forest Demon Deacons by a slim 85-84 margin in overtime. Michigan did not have a good shooting night, but the Wolverines did enough defensively to earn a tight victory that was way too close for comfort.

This is the second season in a row the Wolverines and Demon Deacons have faced off in non-conference play, with last year’s game being the first loss of the Dusty May era, 72-70. This is an ACC squad that ranked 66th in KenPom ahead of this game and was picked to finish 11th in the conference in the preseason. Like last season, I expect Wake Forest to be on the bubble come March.

Here are some takeaways from Michigan’s second win of the season.

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