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Article from MLive about using a Bo Schembechler quote to hle last night in the basketball game..
With an assist from Bo Schembechler, the Michigan basketball team grits out a win over Northwestern.
By Nick Baumgardner
With the Michigan football team watching the game from the stands Wednesday, Michigan basketball coach John Beilein borrowed a message from a former gridiron great to guide his team.
That man? Bo Schembechler.
With their captain on the bench, their shots falling flat and two possible overtime debacles looming, the Wolverines leaned heavily on two of Schembechler's more popular in-game words.
"Sudden change," Beilein said. "All of a sudden, things change.
"We adapted and played through it."
With an assist from former director of basketball operations Brian Townsend, a former Schembechler football player who once relayed the "sudden change" message to Beilein, the Wolverines received a lesson in adapt and advance Wednesday.
Michigan's 66-64 overtime home win over Northwestern wasn't pretty, but it was a victory. And, considering the circumstances, no one was willing to turn their nose at it afterward.
"We earned that win," Michigan senior captain Zack Novak said afterward.
The constant "sudden change" Beilein referred to began less than four minutes into the game, when Novak was whistled for his second foul, forcing him to the bench for the remainder of the first half.
Without their leader on the floor, the Wolverines struggled.
Michigan fell behind 8-0 early, managed to take a two-point lead midway through the frame thanks to 14 first-half points from Tim Hardaway Jr., but slipped again late, allowing Northwestern to close the half with a run and grab a seven-point lead at the break.
"It was frustrating," Novak said of his early foul trouble. "I was on the bench just trying to coach the guys up, yell out what they were running and try to keep everyone together from the sideline."
Novak returned in the second half, and his inspired play seemed to almost instantly spark the Wolverines.
After Stu Douglass poked a ball free near midcourt, Novak hustled to scoop it up, resulting in a breakout layup that capped an 8-0 run to tie the game at 44-44 with 11:33 to play.
Then, following a Northwestern timeout, Novak took a pass from Hardaway on the wing and sent home perhaps the loudest two-handed jam the Wolverines have seen all season.
The dunk gave Michigan its first lead of the half, proved Novak has plenty of burst in his step and sent the home crowd of 12,605 into a fever pitch.
"I've been waiting for him to unleash that," Douglass said of the dunk.
The home team had all the momentum, and Northwestern appeared rattled
With an assist from Bo Schembechler, the Michigan basketball team grits out a win over Northwestern.
By Nick Baumgardner
With the Michigan football team watching the game from the stands Wednesday, Michigan basketball coach John Beilein borrowed a message from a former gridiron great to guide his team.
That man? Bo Schembechler.
With their captain on the bench, their shots falling flat and two possible overtime debacles looming, the Wolverines leaned heavily on two of Schembechler's more popular in-game words.
"Sudden change," Beilein said. "All of a sudden, things change.
"We adapted and played through it."
With an assist from former director of basketball operations Brian Townsend, a former Schembechler football player who once relayed the "sudden change" message to Beilein, the Wolverines received a lesson in adapt and advance Wednesday.
Michigan's 66-64 overtime home win over Northwestern wasn't pretty, but it was a victory. And, considering the circumstances, no one was willing to turn their nose at it afterward.
"We earned that win," Michigan senior captain Zack Novak said afterward.
The constant "sudden change" Beilein referred to began less than four minutes into the game, when Novak was whistled for his second foul, forcing him to the bench for the remainder of the first half.
Without their leader on the floor, the Wolverines struggled.
Michigan fell behind 8-0 early, managed to take a two-point lead midway through the frame thanks to 14 first-half points from Tim Hardaway Jr., but slipped again late, allowing Northwestern to close the half with a run and grab a seven-point lead at the break.
"It was frustrating," Novak said of his early foul trouble. "I was on the bench just trying to coach the guys up, yell out what they were running and try to keep everyone together from the sideline."
Novak returned in the second half, and his inspired play seemed to almost instantly spark the Wolverines.
After Stu Douglass poked a ball free near midcourt, Novak hustled to scoop it up, resulting in a breakout layup that capped an 8-0 run to tie the game at 44-44 with 11:33 to play.
Then, following a Northwestern timeout, Novak took a pass from Hardaway on the wing and sent home perhaps the loudest two-handed jam the Wolverines have seen all season.
The dunk gave Michigan its first lead of the half, proved Novak has plenty of burst in his step and sent the home crowd of 12,605 into a fever pitch.
"I've been waiting for him to unleash that," Douglass said of the dunk.
The home team had all the momentum, and Northwestern appeared rattled
