That is, until he was asked to give an opening statement about Michigan basketball's season-ending loss to UCLA in the Elite Eight. Howard tiled his head upwards, closed his eyes and exhaled. Then ...

The low point of UCLA's season, and Mick Cronin's tenure at the school, came just over a month ago on Jan. 11. On that night in Salt Lake City, the Bruins fell on the road to Utah by 46 points ...

Wolf’s play against UCLA forced Rose to make the comparison on air. He had six assists and 12 points, Goldin scored a career-high 36 points, and Michigan won 94-75 to improve to 4-0 in the Big Ten.