The Wolverines grinded out a victory over Wisconsin in Sunday’s title game 59-53 despite dismal shooting much of the afternoon. Michigan and its fans have to move on quickly: The NCAA Tournament bracket will be announced at 6 p.m. ET on CBS.

Fast forward to this Sunday, and the Wolverines already knew their fate before the NCAA Tournament bracket was officially revealed — for the exact opposite reason. A remarkable turnaround in Year 1 of Dusty May’s tenure led to Michigan putting an end to its two-year absence in March Madness with a Big Ten tournament title and making the 68-team field as the No.

Michigan was not exactly the chic pick to win this year’s Big Ten basketball tournament. Or even to advance very far, for that matter. Far from peaking at the right time, the Wolverines came into the tournament floundering - losing their final three game of the season and four of their final six.

Tre Donaldson and Vladislav Goldin each scored 11 points and No. 22 Michigan closed the Big Ten Tournament championship game on an 11-2 run to beat No. 18 Wisconsin 59-53.

Despite a poor end to the regular season, the Michigan Wolverines are fully embracing the spirit of March. With Selection Sunday on the horizon, the Big 10 Tournament finals are set after Tre Donaldson sent Michigan into the championship game with a buzzer-beating game-winner to top Maryland.