The 3 was knocked down by Laila Phelia for Michigan.
Three weeks ago, the Michigan women's basketball team was flattened by South Dakota, and now they are in the Elite Eight.
In the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals on March 4, Nebraska defeated Michigan 76- 73. It followed the disappointment of missing out on a chance at the title.
The Big Ten title went to Michigan and Maryland, as both had games against last-place Illinois that were not made up. Ohio State and Iowa both finished 14-4, giving them a higher winning percentage as they shared the title. Michigan had the best head-to-head record.
Barnes Arico said Saturday that they didn't have any Big Ten championship banners hanging in Chrysler Arena and that they had one less game because of a snowstorm. That can be devastating and it can change the outcome of the year.
In February, we lost two games on the road where starter Leigha Brown didn't play. That is challenging. We win a Big Ten championship.
There were a lot of things that happened during the course of the year that we could have crumbled and said, "Well, woe is me and why did this happen to us?"
The No. 3 seed Michigan defeated four other teams to reach the regional final. The program is on the cable network, ESPN. The last Big Ten team to play in the NCAA tournament is Michigan.
The way that South Dakota played on Saturday made it difficult for Michigan to win. South Dakota fans made the 400 mile drive to Kansas to give their team a home court advantage.
Barnes Arico, who took over at Michigan in 2012 and took her team back from its pre-NCAA tournament disappointment made Saturday's victory even more special.
Barnes Arico said that the Big Ten banner is not going to be there in 20 years.
The moment that we had today is never going to go away. We are still playing. There are eight teams left in the country and we are one of them.
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