Maryland almost broke through to the final for the first time, but the Wolverines’ Tre Donaldson refused to let it happen. The blindingly fast guard inbounded the ball to teammate Vlad Goldin with 5.3 seconds left, got it back and raced 80 feet for a left-handed layup in heavy traffic for an 81-80 win at the buzzer.

Michigan advanced to the championship game after a last second victory over Maryland when Tre Donaldson hit the go-ahead layup with 0.1 seconds left. Donaldson leads the team in assists per game and is one of four players on the team that consistently knocks down 3s.