Sometimes you can just tell.

On Saturday, you could just tell something was off.

The Wolverines admitted as much.

Michigan just didn't have a great feel for that one, and it did show in the final score.

Well, you could tell on Tuesday night that Michigan had it, and then some.

It was evident from the very beginning.

Wolverines stormed out to an 8-0 lead and never looked back.

And those early possessions, they were packed with energy, intensity, and execution.

Three things that weren't evident enough just three days prior.

And from that 8-0 start to the end of what was a 24-point win, you could just tell

Michigan was in control.

Look at the balance.

Four double-figure scores, yet nobody took more than 10 shots. Look at the balance. Four double figure scores,

yet nobody took more than 10 shots. Look at the efficiency, 52% from the floor and 50% from 3.

Look at the dominance. Michigan went to the break up by 17, and in the entirety of the second half,

Maryland never pulled within 17. This won't be one of Michigan's

best wins come selection Sunday, most likely, but I do think this one is a great proof of concept,

a proof of this program's culture. You hear the phrase a lot from whether it's head coach John

Howard or other assistants or players embrace the suck

that concept that phrase is part of this program well michigan embrace the suck from saturday

they got better they fixed their issues they got right back into the wind column sometimes

you can just tell that a loss won't fester. It won't turn to two or three

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