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Social media reacts to Michigan basketball winning an instant-classic over Maryland, heading to Big Ten finals

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Michigan came out playing hard as it did against Purdue. The Wolverines took control and went into halftime over Maryland, 38-34. As it was against the Boilermakers, Michigan had a balanced attack in the first 20 minutes. Nimari Burnett got hot and scored 10 points followed by Vlad Goldin and Danny Wolf both scoring eight each. The Wolverines shot 44% from the field compared to 38% from the Terrapins.

The Wolverines came out swinging in the second half. Tre Donaldson found Goldin for an alley-oop, Goldin would then block Derik Queen's shot, Wolf would nail a 3, and the Wolverines found themselves on an 18-5 run going back to the final minutes of the first half.

But even after a strong start, Michigan fell back into its old ways with untimely turnovers and a drought from hitting any shots. Maryland would re-take the lead after trailing by double digits with eight minutes left.

The game would go back-and-forth and then with 27 seconds left, Donaldson drilled a 3 to give the Wolverines a three-point lead. The Terps would go down to hit a two before Wolf missed the front end of a one-and-one. With seven seconds left, Maryland's Queen would get fouled and hit both free throws. Donaldson then would run coast to coast to nail a layup with 0.4 seconds left to give Michigan an 81-80 win. The Wolverines are now advancing to Sunday's Big Ten Championship game against Wisconsin.

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TRENT KNOOP

Trent began writing and covering Michigan athletics back in 2020. He became a credentialed member of the media in 2021. Trent began writing with Sports Illustrated in 2023 and became the Managing Editor for Michigan Wolverines On SI during the 2025 football season. Trent also serves as the Publisher of Baylor Bears on SI. His other bylines have appeared on Maryland on SI, Wisconsin on SI, and across the USA TODAY Sports network. Trent’s love of sports and being able to tell stories to fans is what made him get into writing.

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