The No. 2 Indiana Hoosiers defeated the No. 7 Michigan Wolverines, 72-71, on Sunday at the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Mich., to win the outright Big Ten Conference championship.
No. 2 Indiana vs. No. 7 Michigan final score: Hoosiers defeat Wolverines, 72-71
Indiana scored the final six points of the game on Sunday to defeat Michigan and win the outright Big Ten title.
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Indiana scored the last six points of the game, including Cody Zeller's layup with 14 seconds left, to turn a five-point deficit into a one-point lead. The Hoosiers were able to take advantage of Michigan's poor free throw shooting down the stretch; the Wolverines made just 1-of-4 attempts inside the final minute, allowing Indiana to stay within striking distance.
Michigan had a shot to win the game on its last possession, but Trey Burke's wild layup attempt missed, and Jordan Morgan's follow-up attempt after corralling the offensive rebound hung on the rim for a lengthy period of time before falling outside of the cylinder.
Zeller scored 25 points and pulled down 10 rebounds for the Hoosiers (26-5, 14-4 Big Ten), while Burke finished with 20 points to pace the Wolverines (25-6, 12-6 Big Ten).
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