Wildcats Clash With Wolverines in Epic State Champs Final
"I could easily try to get myself going and force some shots up, but there's no need," Michigan basketball star Yaxel Lendeborg said Friday.
CHICAGO − Not many teams could've done what Michigan basketball just did. No, not beat Ohio State – U-M's 71-67 brickfest wasn't exceedingly impressive, particularly after beating OSU twice in the regular season by a combined 33 points. But to find a way to win that type of game in March on an afternoon when the team was just a bit off all game long?
Big Ten Player of the Year Yaxel Lendeborg made one shot, point guard Elliot Cadeau had more turnovers (four) than field goals (three), and the Wolverines as a whole made just five of 17 (29. 4%) 3-pointers. Still, U-M is moving on.
CARLOS MONARREZ: History for Michigan basketball vs Ohio State, but it was too close That only happens with depth − a roster that allows a team to find answers even when its primary options aren't playing at top form − and the belief that anybody has the ability to rise to the occasion when it's required. "Just get to the next possession," coach Dusty May said Friday of the mentality when things bog down. "Sometimes we're not pleased with the possession before or the 10 prior possessions and we just try to get to the next one with the best energy, effort, togetherness and plan that we can.
"We're not studying the scoreboard, other than time and score situations. It's just let's try to play really well the next possession. " The top-seeded Wolverines got a little bit of everything to advance to Saturday's Big Ten semifinal (1 p.
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