The University of Wisconsin women’s basketball team (15-18, 4-14 Big Ten) battled the fourth-seeded Michigan Wolverines (21-10, 11-7) and suffered a crushing defeat to end their Big Ten tournament run and season.
The Wolverines maintained a small lead throughout most of the game. Their lead grew to seven with just 3:50 left in the contest, but Wisconsin’s young tandem of sophomore Niya Beverley and freshman Imani Lewis closed the gap and sent the game to overtime.
Both offenses mustered only five points in the first overtime frame. Lewis converted one of her two attempts at the free throw line to tie the game with three seconds left.