Final 7 minutes doomed Ohio State at No. 3 Michigan: Takeaways

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The tone for the remainder of the game was set without a second ticking off the clock. In a men’s basketball game with nine ties and 12 lead changes, No. 3 Michigan was clinging to a 55-51 lead when Christoph Tilly went to the free-throw line. After tossing the ball back to the referee so he could wipe something off the leather, the 77.0% free-throw shooter promptly missed the front end of a one-and-one opportunity. The ball fell to the right side of the rim, where teammate Devin Royal was immediately whistled for a foul while battling for the offensive rebound. That sent Michigan’s Aday Mara, a 44.3% free-throw shooter this season, to the other end. The 7-foot-3 junior...