The first 30 minutes were ugly with so many missed shots between the charge circle and the 3 point line (ie. medium to long 2s) while Binghamton did better than expected on offense, exacerbated by hitting some tough shots, similar to the Western Michigan game..... Michigan finally focused on getting to the rim in the final 10 minutes and got a big lead that way (not sure why it took so long to figure that out).... Binghamton isn't good, but they probably played their best and also gave Notre Dame a decent challenge, so overall I'm not too concerned.
That said, this game will hopefully convince Beilein to play Livers more. Opposing teams are figuring out how to stop Brazdeikis (who had a bad game except for the 3s he made) and are baiting Matthews into taking bad shots. Davis and Johns aren't ready for backup center minutes, so Livers needs to play there, too. I'd also like to see more 3 guard lineups (Simpson, Brooks, and Poole) when the opposing team is / goes small.
Fortunately, Penn State is next this week to restart BigTen play. Getting back to 2 games per week should help the team be more focused, too.
