Michigan failed its final nonconference test, blowing an 11-point lead in the final 10 minutes. With the ball, Michigan was up by three, turned it over and allowed a four-point play that was lost.

Here’s a closer look at Wednesday’s 87-86 loss in Charlotte, North Carolina, from the inability to beat Oklahoma to the mistakes Michigan was able to clean up.

Broken leads lead to narrow losses

Michigan’s three losses totaled five points. Michigan led by double figures on all three occasions: by 13 in the first half against Wake Forest; by 15 in the first half against Arkansas; and the aforementioned 11-point lead midway through the second half on Wednesday.

Michigan head coach Dusty May laments these one-possession games because he believes they could go either way. On the other hand, Michigan has two Big Ten wins by a total of five points.

Michigan’s problem is not kicking opponents when they’re down. The Wolverines have talked about being complacent and taking their foot off the gas after building a double-digit lead. It’s unclear why this is happening or if it happened against Oklahoma, but it has to stop.

Fix errors, so to speak

The good news is that the Wolverines appear to have heeded their recent lessons. Michigan had a week off since its last game and focused on turnovers and defensive rebounds.

The Wolverines committed just 10 turnovers on Wednesday, their second-lowest rate of the season. They didn’t allow Oklahoma too many second chances while hitting the offensive glass pretty hard themselves.

However, Michigan was sloppy at times, including during Oklahoma’s attempt to get back into the game. Roddy Gayle Jr. had a three-point lead and put the ball out of bounds along the baseline with 38 seconds on the game clock and 10 seconds on the shot clock. He got the ball, waved off point guard Tre Donaldson and instead opted to drive into traffic. His errant pass was stolen and it led to Jeremiah Fears’ and-one 3.

Gayle was whistled for the foul, but it is unclear whether he actually made contact with Fears. Michigan had another chance to win, but Donaldson tried a 3 – when Michigan needed just one point to tie – and missed wide. Vladislav Goldin appeared to be pushed under the basket during the shot, but there was no decision. The Wolverines didn’t get a good whistle late, but they put themselves in a position where that could play a role.

Missed opportunity

We’ll see what happens to Xavier (and TCU and Virginia Tech, although an early return there isn’t promising), the teams Michigan beat last month. Right now, the Wolverines’ non-conference performance looks okay. They need to beat Purdue Fort Wayne and Western Kentucky to close out December and avoid really bad losses.

The Big Ten is good enough that Michigan will have plenty of chances for Quad 1 wins, but the NCAA tournament selection committee will also consider what happened before.

Michigan will certainly have some regrets given how these losses played out. Before last season’s tire fire, Michigan struggled to win close games under Juwan Howard. May experienced similar setbacks in his first season in office.

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