ANN ARBOR, Mich. — With 15.3 seconds remaining Saturday, Marc Loving, Ohio State’s lone senior, grabbed a rebound following a missed jump shot from Michigan’s Derrick Walton and was immediately fouled. The Buckeyes were ahead by two points at the time and the Wolverines had to foul Loving in order to have any hope of winning the game.
Loving made the long stroll from underneath his team's own basket to the opposite free-throw line, the crowd at Crisler Center finally alive after sitting on its hands for nearly 40 minutes of action. Ohio State’s most criticized player had a chance to put the game on ice and help lift his team to a much-needed victory.