By Rod Beard The Detroit News Comments New York â When Michigan coach John Beilein gets in a bind defensively, he often resorts to his vaunted 1-3-1 zone defense. The Wolverines allowed Pittsburgh to convert 52 percent of its field goals in the first half Wednesday at the NIT Season Tip-Off and were being edged in rebounding, so for Beilein, the choice was clear. After going to the zone, Michigan befuddled the Panthers, holding them without a field goal for almost six minutes and turning a four-point halftime deficit into a lead, before U-M escaped with a 67-62 win at Madison Square Garden. "We were working on it to change things up. We were having trouble with their pick-and-roll action,"...
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