Michigan basketball suffered a 91-87 double-overtime loss at Illinois on Thursday night, fumbling a chance to improve their standing for the 2023 NCAA tournament committee.
The defeat knocked the Wolverines (17-13, 11-8 Big Ten) into a wild six-way tie for second place in the Big Ten, critical because the top four teams get byes into the Big Ten conference tournament quarterfinals.
But the heartbreaker didn't drop the Wolverines in the minds of college basketball analysts, and they remain right on the bubble entering this weekend with teams concluding the regular season.