Just a couple of weeks ago, you never would have thought that Michigan basketball would be hoisting a trophy. However, after a month-plus of struggles, Dusty May got his team right at the right time and the Wolverines surged in Indianapolis,

Michigan won the Big Ten Tournament, taking down Wisconsin. The Wolverines have since learned their NCAA Tournament seed. Shockingly, they are a No. 5 seed in the South Region. They are playing No. 12 seed UC San Diego on Thursday afternoon.

Wisconsin hit two more free throws to go up 11 but Will Tschetter finally stopped the bleeding with a three, and with 12:11 remaining in the game, it was 38-30, Badgers. Goldin got a layup just before the under-12 timeout and the deficit was six.

In a game that featured seven lead changes and seven ties, guts and toughness earned Michigan its first NCAA tournament berth since 2022