INDIANAPOLIS – Xavier Johnson jumped up toward the sideline, waving his arms up with the screams of the Hoosier fans that filled the stands at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
“Let’s go,” he screamed with his arm flexing.
The jumbotron hanging above him showed something Indiana fans couldn’t have fathomed just 13 minutes before — a four-point Indiana lead with three seconds left in the game.
A 17-point deficit was erased. Suddenly, the possibility of a trip to the NCAA tournament for the first time in six years was in play.
“This is probably the biggest win for our program in a long, long time,” Mike Woodson said following Indiana’s 74-69 victory over Michigan.