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On Saturday, the Michigan Wolverines tipped off for a Round of 32 matchup against the Houston Cougars for a shot to advance to the Sweet 16. However, as the game unfolded, it looked like Houston would get the job done. Michigan trailed with just a few seconds left on the clock and Wolverine fans were figuring that it was all over.
Tweets included the following:
Welp. That's game.
— Drew Hallett (@DrewCHallett) March 18, 2018
That should do it for Michigan.
— Thomas Beindit (@tbeindit) March 18, 2018
Houston fans were also pretty confident about finishing things off. Here are some tweets from Cougar fans and the like celebrating the Sweet 16 appearance:
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Houston is gonna do it.
— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) March 18, 2018
Ouch, Michigan blows a wide open layup and is going home. Sometimes the easiest shots are the least practiced. #GoBlue
— Ryan Maue | weather.us (@RyanMaue) March 18, 2018
But, as often happens in March, many were celebrating too early. Michigan had other things on its mind. And Jordan Poole went on to hit one of the more improbable shots in program history.
The Shot
THE SHOT, via @JordanPoole_2#GoBlue | #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/GkiURQLyTM
— Michigan Men's Basketball (@umichbball) March 18, 2018
this angle is amazing pic.twitter.com/IQCGYOVuca
— nick (@nick_pants) March 18, 2018
And after the shot, Michigan and its fans had some crazy celebrations. Check out some of the best of those celebrations below.
The Aftermath
This was the scene in Ann Arbor tonight. Glad I got to capture it on film. #GoBlue @umichbball @Skeeps_AA @espn @AdamSchefter - BUZZER BEATER. pic.twitter.com/iRtJJR38X1
— Nate Adams (@TheOnlyCritic) March 18, 2018
Here's my angle pic.twitter.com/lbW9FBnoHO
— Eric Basner (@EricBasner) March 18, 2018
— mgoblog (@mgoblog) March 18, 2018
this photo pic.twitter.com/ZVhGMtOjrQ
— Kyle Boone (@Kyle__Boone) March 18, 2018
— Michigan Sports Zone (@MichSportsZone) March 18, 2018
— Scott Bell (@sbell021) March 18, 2018
John Beilein knows how to party. pic.twitter.com/LD3NXthMKs
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) March 18, 2018
Always prepared pic.twitter.com/I91qkpdq3z
— Noah Neidlinger (@candor_for_sale) March 18, 2018
Five years after The Shot, @JordanPoole_2 pulled a @TreyBurke to send @umichbball to the Sweet 16. #GoBlue pic.twitter.com/5AUS2Z1qNA
— Michigan Alumni (@michiganalumni) March 18, 2018
MOM. MADE. PIZZA. ROLLS. pic.twitter.com/CPddCgLDxj
— oh, hi mark (@MarktheNomad) March 18, 2018
MICHIGAN STUNS HOUSTON AT THE BUZZER WITH TITANIC pic.twitter.com/Ov93Q70BuI
— Matt Allaire (@AllaireMatt) March 18, 2018
Jordan Poole just turned his phone on: ‘I’m at 394 texts’
— Nick Baumgardner (@nickbaumgardner) March 18, 2018
Jordan Poole puts Michigan into the Sweet 16 pic.twitter.com/F4YXoMtK9r
— Nick Baumgardner (@nickbaumgardner) March 18, 2018