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Found January 09, 2013 on isportsweb.com:
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Michigan basketball (16-0, 3-0) picked up what turned out to be a very scrappy win against a Nebraska team that pushed the Wolverines all night long. A strong second half by the Wolverines eventually led them to a 62-47 win. The perfect 16-0 start matches the best beginning to a season in school history, tying the 1985-86 Wolverines’ effort. How They Won The outcome of this game can be looked at a few different ways: Michigan shot the ball poorly yet still managed to win by 15 points. A year ago this is likely a loss, or Michigan got really lucky to be playing lowly Nebraska on a night where they didn’t have their offensive game in its usual flow. Shoot like that against a better team and Michigan likely would have had their perfect season upended. Mitch McGary Either way, one of the nation’s best shooting teams went just 21-54 from the floor (38.9%) and were a dreadful 3-17 from long range (17.6%). Despite that, the rest of Michigan’s game remained intact. They turned it over jus...
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