In the final period of regulation, the Wolverines opened with a 5-0 run in the first 35 seconds. A time-out was quickly called by Buckner to stop the bleeding. From that point on, the fourth saw seven lead changes and 48 points scored.

With two minutes to go, junior guard Alec Philpott hit back-to-back mid range jump shots to put the Wolverines ahead by 4. As the clock ran inside a minute, Biggerstaff completed a crucial old-fashioned 3-point play to put the Cougars up 67-65 with 23.8 seconds left.

Following a desperation foul by the Wolverines with 20.1 to go and steals by both teams on inbounds passes, the Cougars found themselves up by 4 with 7.9 seconds left.

The Wolverines inbounded the ball to senior forward Joel Booker who ran the length of the floor in just over a second and pulled up from the top of the key with 6.6 seconds remaining – swish.

A time-out was quickly called by McEntire as the Wolverines now found themselves down only one.

The Cougars inbounded the ball to Lucas King, who was immediately fouled. King hit the first of two free throws, but missed the second one.

Booker grabbed the rebound and made his way up court, passing to Anthony Carson. Carson took two dribbles with 2.6 seconds left and found Alec Philpott streaking to the basket on a superb cross-court pass between two defenders. Philpott’s 26th and 27th points of the game tied the score as time expired – 70-70.