"Our team is just going up from here. We haven't hit our peak yet. Obviously, there are still things that we can work on as individuals, but I think the team environment is definitely there. I couldn't be more proud of each and every single athlete that went up today and stepped in as well."
Michigan and Wisconsin battled back and forth all game, and it was a 3-pointer by Lendeborg with 0.4 seconds left that helped Michigan advance to the title game. The Wolverines were just 8/25 (32%) from deep, but it was enough to get the win. Michigan got its revenge on Wisconsin as the Badgers handed the Wolverines their only conference loss of the season.
Michigan's +607 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 18.4 points per game) is a result of scoring 87.3 points per game (10th in college basketball) while giving up 68.9 per contest (56th in college basketball). The Wolverines score 17.2 more points than the Boilermakers give up (70.1).
On the heels of Saturday's loss to Indiana in the Big Ten Championship, Ohio State coach Ryan Day said he believes his team will be "hungry" again heading into the playoff. "This is not going to sit well with anybody," Day said. "But we can use it as an opportunity to get better and grow. ... To walk off that field without a championship is going to hurt. There's a lot of guys in our locker room that are pissed off right now."
