After missing four 3-pointers and giving the ball away four times, there were few options left for Michigan men’s basketball guard Darius Morris in the Wolverines 67-60 loss against No. 3 Kansas at Crisler Arena.

The net began to shrink on Sunday, but the sophomore knew he had to do something. With just 34 seconds left in the game and Michigan down two points, Morris cranked a six-foot turnaround jumper that sent the Wolverines into overtime against the Jayhawks — it was the first time the score was tied since tipoff.

“Coach drew up a play and we ran it and they countered it, kind of stopped it for a little bit, countered it,” Morris said on Sunday. “And I was blessed enough to hit a shot.”

Carrying a lot of momentum from the end of the second half, the Wolverines took their first lead all afternoon in overtime when junior guard Zack Novak drained a 3-pointer to open the extra period.

“When Zack Novak hit that three in overtime to put us up by three after they had missed the first opportunity, I really thought that I wouldn’t be standing here in this situation,” Michigan coach John Beilein said. “We played well enough to hang in there on defense, just their defense is difficult … There’s a reason they’re such a good team.”

Michigan wouldn’t enjoy that lead for too long. Kansas forward Marcus Morris hit two free throws to put the Jayhawks within a point and then his twin brother Markieff Morris drained a 3-pointer to put Kansas ahead by two. The Jayhawks didn’t look back.

“It’s hard to defend those guys,” redshirt freshman Jordan Morgan said of the Morris twins. “We tried, but if you cover one, the other one comes from nowhere and scores.”

The Morris twins accounted for 35 points and 22 rebounds collectively. Michigan’s defense fared well against its first top-five opponent of the season, holding Kansas to its lowest total score all season — even though the game went into overtime.

“We’ll be happy with that,” Morris said about the defensive performance. “For a team that’s averaging over 80 points a game, that’s really important that our defense is up there with anybody … Our defense leads to our offense so if we can get stops it opens up a lot of things for us on the offensive end.”

Kansas struggled to work against the different looks that the Wolverines showed them on defense. The Jayhawks turned the ball over 16 times and netted just two 3-pointers. But defense wasn’t the issue — Michigan struggled to produce on the other end of the court.

The Wolverines didn’t score a field goal until nearly seven minutes into the first half when freshman Tim Hardaway Jr. made a 3-pointer — the only 3-pointer made of the 10 attempts taken by Michigan in the first stanza.

As the game progressed, Michigan’s shooting woes continued. The Wolverines went into halftime trailing 25-18 — the lowest number of points scored in a first half for Michigan this season.

With 3:27 left in the second half and the Wolverine's down by six points, Novak hit a 3-pointer that got the Maize and Blue faithful on their feet. Hardaway Jr. followed with a layup and Novak hit another field goal to push Michigan within two tallies.

“We didn’t give up,” Novak said about the final five minutes of play. “(We) stayed persistent with the game plan. I don’t think we really changed anything. We forced some turnovers and we knocked down some shots finally, and that was the difference.”

That was the first time all game that Michigan scored on three consecutive offensive possessions — the Wolverines shot just 33-percent from the field.

But down just two points with 53 seconds remaining, the Wolverines knew they couldn't hesitate.

The stage was set for Morris, and he took the game into his hands in the Wolverines' final possession. For Morris, the net was probably as small as it’s been all season, but he cut into the lane, took the fade-away jumper with 34 seconds left and he drained it to knot the game.

In overtime, Kansas’s offense was more productive than it was early on. The Jayhawks made two 3-pointers and 8-of-9 free throws to spoil any hopes of a Michigan upset.

After 45 minutes of play, the Wolverines walked off their home court, dejected.