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11/27/2019 – Michigan 83, Iowa State 76 – 5-0
11/28/2019 – Michigan 73, North Carolina 64 – 6-0
11/29/2019 – Michigan 82, Gonzaga 64 – 7-0, possessors of a magical trident

Hey! That went well. Michigan won three games. Juwan Howard cleaned up the court.

Coach Howard just got my vote for Coach of the Year! I don’t care who you root for, but for the head coach to walk on the floor and wipe up the sweat? Incredible! pic.twitter.com/RkWZ8abn6b

— Steve Finamore (@CoachFinamore) November 27, 2019

Then he gave the Erik Bakich interview after the trident was secured.

The best coaches know that it is about serving others. Juwan Howard has been around some great coaches and he is off to a really good start!#ServantLeadership pic.twitter.com/zS4GIytfAI

— Doug Brotherton (@CoachBrotherton) November 29, 2019

I was watching another basketball game later that day and they replayed Howard's entire post-game interview at halftime, which seemed unusual. Recruits: hello. Also: protected seed. Hello?

[After THE JUMP: isooooooooooooo]

If you tuned into BTN tonight, you got to see one of the rarest sights in sports.

An Elon dunk.

Yes, Michigan allowed Phoenix forward Federico Poser to throw one down in the first half, equaling Elon's total from the entire 2018-19 season. It was a low point in a slow first-half start. Elon led for most of the first ten minutes and were within four points as late as the 2:42 mark of the half. Brandon Johns blocked a Poser shot just before the buzzer to keep M's halftime lead at 31-22, though this act of revenge felt hollow.

[Hit THE JUMP to see if Michigan canceled the season, plus the box score.]