Indianapolis -- So you're saying there's a chance.
With a gritty, if not pretty, 72-70 overtime victory over Northwestern in the Big Ten tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Thursday afternoon, Michigan's NCAA Tournament hopes remain alive.
Michigan (21-11) now gets top-seeded Indiana next, at noon Friday.
A win there and Michigan avoids a second consecutive miss of the NCAA Tournament, most experts -- and most Wolverines – agree.
"Every win helps," Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman said. "We've just gotta keep winning."
So far, so good, even if Northwestern, the No. 9 seed, gave eighth-seeded Michigan one heck of a scare.