May thought his team played hard; he liked their defense, free-throw shooting (17 for 21, including some critical makes), and the fact that had just one turnover in the final five minutes. He credited Oregon’s ever-changing defense for bogging down Michigan’s attack late and praised Will Tschetter for his performance off the bench.

Oregon lost again on Wednesday, as it was unable to hit a big shot in the final minutes after digging out of a double-digit deficit against Michigan.

Oregon played better and harder at Michigan than the past two weeks, but the final result was unchanged in a fourth straight loss.