Kornacki: Against All Odds, Wolverines Prevail in D.C.

Coach John Beilein embraces tournament MVP Derrick Walton Jr.WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Against all odds.

Even the way the University of Michigan men's basketball team won the Big Ten Tournament championship game fit that description.

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It was a blowout in the end -- a 71-56 thrashing of second-seeded Wisconsin -- and who could have seen that coming from a team becoming only the second in 20 years of tournament history to win four games in four days.

Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman dribbled around the court during the final seconds Sunday afternoon (March 12) in pure glee. D.J. Wilson raised both arms up from his hips with gusto, shouting and encouraging the numerous…