ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Where had this team been?
That was the question being asked Saturday afternoon (Jan. 14), after the Wolverines got the win they desperately needed in a 91-85 shootout with Nebraska, playing with the fire and spark they had lacked lately.
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The answer?
Michigan's players had been locked out mentally and had lost confidence as well as games, dropping to 11-6 overall and 1-3 in the Big Ten. Through an interesting link of communication that involved many, the Wolverines found the keys to the closet and let themselves out to play.