WATCH: Dusty May, Michigan players react to blowout win over Oakland

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan Wolverines basketball head coach Dusty May, freshman guard Trey McKenney, junior center Aday Mara and graduate forward Will Tschetter met with the media following a 121-78 season-opening win over Oakland. Watch video of May in the player at the top of the screen and the players in the embeds below.

Key quotes from Michigan coach Dusty May

• On what he liked about Michigan’s offensive performance, putting up 121 points: “I thought Charlie May was … beat you guys to the punch. I like our passing ability. We have such a great passing team as a whole, and we’re not going to take that for granted. It’s one thing to have guys who are capable of passing, and we have guys who are extremely adept at passing, but they also enjoy it and they take pride in it. I thought there were a few times where we turned down pretty good looks because we were too eager to pass it, but I’ll take that any day, twice on Sunday. Overall, just proud that you come out in the first game of the year, you want to play really well. I thought we played for each other.”

• On if it’s going to be tough to keep Michigan’s expectations in check following such a stellar offensive performance: “No, not at all. Every game, every possession is its own entity. Every game has its own life and history to itself, so we could come out the next game and miss all of those shots and whatnot. We’re just trying to get to the point where, when the shots are going in, we’re able to separate, and the nights the shots aren’t going in, we’re still tough enough defensively, we’re still gritty enough on the glass to find a way to win if things aren’t going as smoothly as they did tonight.”

• On Michigan raising a banner for the Big Ten Tournament championship from last season: “It’s tough for me personally to do it on a night whenever you’re playing the following season. I haven’t thought too much about it, to be honest. It’s obviously very cool. I’m extremely proud to be a small part of Michigan basketball history and lore and the group that came together last year to do that, it took a lot of perseverance. We took a lot of hits throughout the process, and they just stayed the course and stayed together. Our season is so long, and so I’m sure we’ll refer back to a lot of those lessons. But, to be honest, it’s cool to see that you’re a part of it, but we were more focused on Oakland and what we need to do to get better.”