LAS VEGAS — A pair of narrow, somewhat clunky wins took some shine off Michigan’s preseason hype.

That was just fine with coach Dusty May.

“We’ve kind of enjoyed just falling out of the spotlight a little bit,” he said after Tuesday’s game. “We’ve enjoyed that because we had practice time; we had a week. There weren’t many outside distractions for our group. And so they clocked in and went to work and showed great self-awareness to what each guy needed to improve on.”

May sensed a breakthrough was coming. He was right. Under the bright lights of the Las Vegas Strip, the Wolverines have played near-perfect basketball. They followed up a 40-point win over San Diego State with a 30-point victory against No. 21 Auburn on Tuesday. Michigan will play No. 12 Gonzaga on Wednesday for the Player

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