The Wolverines beat Maryland 81-80 in the semifinal on Saturday, taking the lead with less than a second to go on a coast-to-coast lay-up by the junior guard. They will face Wisconsin, which beat Michigan State in the first semifinal with some drama of its own, in the final on Sunday.

The Big Ten Tournament's second semifinal pits the Michigan Wolverines (23-9) against the Maryland Terrapins (25-7). The Wolverines throttled Purdue last night 86-68. The size of Michigan mattered. Center Danny Wolf led a balanced attack with 18 points and 11 rebounds.

Michigan basketball had a double-bye in the 2025 Big Ten Tournament and managed to blow out 6-seed Purdue as the 3-seed. But things are getting more difficult for the Wolverines in the semifinals as they take on 2-seed Maryland -- a team the maize and blue lost 71-65 to just 10 days ago.

Tre Donaldson’s layup with 0.4 seconds left gave Michigan an 81-80 win in the Big Ten semifinals and handed the Terps another taste of frustration.