ANN ARBOR — Is this the game that Michigan gets challenged? Can Villanova come to Crisler Center and stay competitive past halftime? Those are the questions worth asking in advance of Tuesday’s nonconference showdown (6:31 p.m. ET, FS1).

Michigan is hosting a toy drive benefiting the local children’s hospital — fans are encouraged to bring a new, unwrapped toy to the game — which begs for a joke about Villanova being re-gifted former player of the year Jalen Brunson or at least Hall of Fame coach Jay Wright. Based on how the Wolverines have played lately, that’s what it would take to beat them.

Here are their victory margins over their past five games: 41, 40, 30, 40, 25. It’s just the third time in program history, and first since 1989, Michigan has reached 100 points in three straight

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