Mar 21, 2006 2 min read

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) – Dion Harris hit a 3-pointer as time expired Monday to lift Michigan to an 87-84 double-overtime win over Notre Dame and secure a trip to the NIT quarterfinals. The Wolverines (20-10) will host Miami or Creighton on Wednesday, with a trip to the semifinals at Madison Square Garden in New York at stake.

Chris Quinn had 18 points to lead Notre Dame, but missed the second of two free throws with 16.3 seconds to play that would have given the Fighting Irish the lead. The Wolverines seemed unable to find a final shot before Daniel Horton got the ball to Harris with 1.5 seconds left.

Horton, who finished with 29 points, tied the game at 77 with a pair of free throws with 53.7 seconds to play in overtime, then stole the ball to give Michigan a chance at a go-ahead play. Chris Hunter got a good look at a 3-pointer with a second left but it bounced off the front of the rim.

The Irish (16-14), whose regular-season losses were by an average 4.3 points, led by eight points for most of the second half but let Monday’s game get dramatic by going scoreless for almost four minutes late in the game.

Michigan chipped away during the drought and took its first lead since early in the first half when Horton hit a 3-pointer with 14.6 seconds to play.