In Michigan women’s basketball’s maiden voyage into the Sweet 16, these maize and blue athletes masked as Cinderella at the ball were determined to keep dancing.
All the way down to 0.9 of a second, against the defending national champion.
It took overtime to settle things but despite the Wolverines (16-6) best efforts as they scratched, clawed, and fought their way back into the ballgame it was not enough as Baylor Lady Bears (28-2) squeaked by with a 78-75 win in the 2021 NCAA tournament.
Several times throughout the game, the Baylor Bears had appeared to distance themselves from the Wolverines even carrying a 12-point lead.