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Win over UCLA helps Michigan's mindset on and off court

By Andy Katz
ESPN.com

Thursday, November 20, 2008

NEW YORK -- It was just one game, but it was against one of the most famous programs on one of the most famous stages. Michigan's 55-52 win over No. 4 UCLA on Thursday night may have given a reprieve, for two hours at least, to a Wolverine State that has been gripped by melancholy due to a crumbling economy, the auto industry and the university's highest-profile athletic program -- a 3-8 football team that is headed for its worst season as it prepares for its rivalry game Saturday at Ohio Stat ...

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