Saturday's Big Ten tournament win over Wisconsin is one that Michigan basketball fans are going to remember for a long time.
Yaxel Lendeborg, the Big Ten Player of the Year, connected on a game-winning 3-pointer for the Wolverines with 0.4 seconds left on the clock thanks a perfect pass from Elliot Cadeau, and a a timely screen from Aday Mara.
Lendeborg didn't have the best day offensively. But he delivered when it mattered, both at the end of the first half to tie the game, and then at the end, to win it.
It would be hard to blame any Michigan basketball fans who can't get enough looks at the game-winning shot, especially after they see this slow-motion angle that makes the last few seconds of Saturday's Big Ten semifinal win over Wisconsin, 68-65, even more enjoyable.
Yaxel Lendeborg's game-winner, in slow mo, from 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 📽️#B1GMBBT x @umichbball pic.twitter.com/o0imC1bBFA
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Yaxel Lendeborg's shot will live on in Michigan basketball history
This shot isn't going to be in the realm of Trey Burke or anywhere close. However, it joins a list of buzzer-beaters that have happened over the years in the Big Ten tournament. Tre Donaldson went coast-to-coast to knock off Maryland in last season's semifinals. The 3-point from Kam Chatman is another play that comes to mind.
For his part, Yaxel said making the shot was a "dream come true." He also talked about this season and how it's been the best year of his life.
A win in the Big Ten tournament championship game could only add to that. That would also mean two major goals achieved, with another, of winning the NCAA championship, looming.
