INDIANAPOLIS – Life at the very edge of the NCAA Tournament bubble can be dangerous, but the Michigan Wolverines survived Thursday afternoon and will have the opportunity to play their way toward safety.
It was a harrowing few hours, though.
The Wolverines advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament with a 72-70 overtime victory over Northwestern on pull-up jumper with 3 seconds left by junior guard Zak Irvin, playing close to his hometown of Fishers, Ind.
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