Michigan supplants Arizona
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Coach Matt Painter ran a smart set to get his team going early and opened with it in overtime to take the lead back. Nebraska plays a no-middle defense and uses the bottom man (called the most important guy or “MIG”) to shadow the post because it brings a post double from the baseline as soon as the ball is passed inside.
Flory Bidunga scored 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as No. 9 Kansas handed top-ranked Arizona its first loss.
The Arizona Wildcats are holding off a Big Ten school, and they could meet deep down the road when it matters the most.