Things looked rather dire for Michigan basketball near the end of the first half of its first-round appearance in the NCAA Tournament. The Wolverines weren’t exactly hanging their heads, but with the way the Colorado State Rams had taken a convincing 15-point lead, the opponents of the maize and blue were celebrating on the court.
But then, Frankie Collins stepped up. And so did the rest of the team.
Michigan ended up finishing with a 75-63 win over the Rams, coming back from that sizable deficit in the first half. With the defensive and offensive adjustments, alike, there was a lot for head coach Juwan Howard to be happy about.
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He spoke with the media after the game in Indianapolis. Here is everything that he had to say.
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