(Photo: Robin Buckson, Detroit News)
Ann Arbor — The rematch was similar to the first act.
Players diving on the floor for loose balls. Chippy stretches of play with nobody giving an inch. One long grind-it-out affair between two of the nation’s top defenses.
The only difference was the outcome and redshirt junior wing Charles Matthews as No. 7 Michigan pulled out a 61-52 win over No. 19 Wisconsin on Saturday at Crisler Center.
Matthews finished with 18 points — 16 coming in the second half and two key late baskets — for Michigan (22-2, 11-2 Big Ten), which avenged its first loss of the season and maintained its lead atop the Big Ten standings.