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Does Michigan basketball have the ‘grit’ to stay in the Big Ten title hunt?

Chris Balasby:Chris Balasabout 10 hours

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Michigan Wolverines basketball forward/center Danny Wolf transferred in from Yale. (Photo by Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
Michigan Wolverines basketball forward/center Danny Wolf transferred in from Yale. (Photo by Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

Michigan got by Northwestern in overtime Sunday, an 80-76 victory that felt more relieving than satisfying. It resembled a lot of the games vs. the Wildcats past … opponent takes away what the Wolverines wanted to do on offense, took advantage of some matchups on offense, and kept it tight until the end.

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