Michigan-Ohio men's basketball game heads to overtime in strangest fashion
Michigan is headed to overtime against Ohio, and how the game got there was strange indeed.
With the Bobcats in possession in a 61-61 ballgame, Ohio’s Jaylin Hunter hoisted up a 3-pointer with around 5 seconds to go rather than hold for a final shot. Michigan rebounded the miss and looked to call time, but were awarded a pair of free throws after Ohio inexplicably committed a foul with .1 seconds on the clock.
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— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) November 21, 2022
Michigan ended up making both free throws after the game clock was reset to 2.1 seconds, with Ohio looking for a 2 to tie or 3 to win trailing 63-61. What happened next…well, you’ll have to watch for yourself:
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— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) November 21, 2022
While a lot can happen in 2.1 seconds, it’s how it happened that is simply mind-blowing, to say the least. As for Michigan, the fact that it let Ohio even hang around is a little concerning.
All was good for Juwan Howard’s team, though, as it ended up getting the 70-66 win in overtime. But this was a wild ending to regulation at the Crisler Center, to say the least.