Michigan’s run in the Big Ten women’s basketball tournament has come to an end in heartbreaking fashion. The fifth-seeded Wolverines had a chance to tie No. 4 seed Ohio State in the final seconds of Friday’s quarterfinal matchup in Minneapolis, but leading scorer Leigha Brown wasn’t able to get off a clean shot on either of her two attempts. OSU, ranked No. 14 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll, held on to win 81-79 and advances to face top-seeded Indiana, while No. 17 Michigan will now wait for its NCAA Tournament seed during the March 12 selection show. Neither team led by more than three points in the fourth quarter until a Taylor Mikesell layup put the Buckeyes ahead 81-76 with one minute remaining. Maddie Nolan answered with one of her three triples of the game 13 seconds later, and Michigan forced a turnover to regain possession with 23…
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