Michigan Wolverines guard Tre Donaldson (3) drives the ball past Maryland guard Rodney Rice, left, and Ja'Kobi Gillespie (0) on his way to the game winning basket during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the Big Ten Conference tournament in Indianapolis, Saturday, March 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) AP

Down one. 5.3 seconds on the clock. No timeouts. One shot at bringing the ball up the floor to send your team to the Big Ten Tournament Championship game. Michigan coach Dusty May had a decision to make: which of your two prolific scorers do you turn to?

The Wolverines beat Maryland 81-80 in the semifinal on Saturday, taking the lead with less than a second to go on a coast-to-coast lay-up by the junior guard. They will face Wisconsin, which beat Michigan State in the first semifinal with some drama of its own, in the final on Sunday.