"You're imagining, maybe, that an electric Syla Swords shooting night gave Michigan a 50-point lead at halftime, leaving Oregon head coach Kelly Graves with no choice but to yank his starters and wave the white flag of over-ness. A likely scenario. But Woodward said these words in a tie game with 5.2 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter. This would seem to be one of the least "over" situations ever."
"After close to 40 minutes of heinous free-throw shooting and long scoring droughts, Michigan and Oregon were tied at 69. The Ducks had clawed back from a 16-point hole at halftime to tie the game with 1:30 left, and it would stay that way as the teams frantically exchanged misses. The Wolverines defended well enough to force a long and doomed Oregon possession so that Michigan got the ball back with 21 seconds left."
Play-by-play announcer Elise Woodward declared the game over with 5.2 seconds remaining despite the teams being tied. Michigan and Oregon were tied 69 after the Ducks rallied from a 16-point halftime deficit. Michigan had multiple late possessions, Syla Swords took a shot with 5.2 seconds on the clock, Te'Yala Delfosse grabbed the offensive rebound and attempted a putback, and only then did officials notice the clock had stopped at 5.2 seconds. Officials reviewed the play, re-timed it, and determined the 5.2 seconds had expired. The determination sent the game into overtime.
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