The last time the Michigan women made the Big Ten tournament semifinals, Major League Baseball had a new highest-paid player in Alex Rodriguez, Michigan State was still the defending NCAA men’s basketball champion and Nelly Furtado’s “I’m Like A Bird” was making its Billboard Hot 100 debut.
That was 2001, and the tournament was held at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids.
18 years later, in Indianapolis, the Wolverines are once again two wins from the Big Ten’s automatic NCAA tournament berth, thanks to Hallie Thome’s 18 points, seven rebounds and six assists in No. 4-seeded Michigan’s 73-65 win over No.