ANN ARBOR -- The good news for Michigan is that it won a game Saturday after missing 16-of-28 free throws. The bad news, of course, is the 16 missed free throws. And given that it wasn't an isolated incident -- Michigan is shooting 64 percent for the season -- John Beilein is searching for answers.
"I usually tell them to think about their mother," he said after Michigan's 76-73 overtime win over Minnesota. Beilein hopes thinking about a "wonderful, kind woman" will relax a free throw shooter. "I didn't do it today. I'll have to do it more.