Expansion of the University of Michigan's Crisler Center, home to the NCAA's Michigan Wolverines, went into overtime, requiring double shifts and armies of tradesmen to complete the $38-million project in just 11 months, in time for a new basketball season.
Although the project originally was scheduled to occur over a 20-month period, the university decided that plans weren't conducive to conducting both men's and women's basketball programs while portions of Crisler were under construction.