Michigan, in the past week, didn't appear to handle prosperity very well.
The No. 23 Wolverines were the talk of the Big Ten and possibly the entire nation last Saturday after a brilliant performance at archrival Michigan State. The Wolverines emerged with an 82-72 victory, the status of a conference title contender and a place in the national rankings for the first time this season.
But judging by the two games after the message-sending win over then No. 4-ranked Michigan State, the Wolverines might have spent a lot of emotional gas in East Lansing.
On Monday, Michigan needed two free throws by senior guard Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman with over a second left to pull out a 68-67 win at home over unranked Maryland.