"Lendeborg grabbed an offensive rebound and passed to Cadeau for a 3 with 45 seconds left, giving Michigan a 65-62 lead. But Nick Boyd responded with a tying 3 for Wisconsin. With the United Center crowd standing in anticipation, Michigan tried to find Lendeborg inside on its last possession. But Lendeborg ended up coming back outside before getting a pass from Cadeau and drilling the winning 3."
"Aday Mara scored 16 points and Elliot Cadeau had 15 as top-seeded Michigan (31-2) avenged its only conference loss from the regular season, a 91-88 setback against Wisconsin on Jan. 10. Mara also grabbed eight rebounds and blocked five shots."
"Wisconsin's Austin Rapp made six 3-pointers while scoring all of his 18 points in the second half. Boyd had 14 points on 6-for-20 shooting a day after he scored a career-high 38 points in a wild overtime victory over No. 9 Illinois."
No. 3 Michigan defeated No. 23 Wisconsin 68-65 in the Big Ten tournament semifinal, with Yaxel Lendeborg hitting the decisive 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds remaining. Aday Mara led the Wolverines with 16 points and eight rebounds, while Elliot Cadeau contributed 15 points. Michigan avenged its only regular-season conference loss to Wisconsin from January 10. The top-seeded Wolverines improved to 31-2 and advanced to Sunday's championship game against either UCLA or No. 18 Purdue. Wisconsin's Austin Rapp scored all 18 points in the second half on six 3-pointers, but it wasn't enough to overcome Michigan's late heroics.
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