Michigan improved to 9-0 Sunday, making short work of a surprisingly competent Northwestern team that was projected to finish in the bottom of the Big Ten. The final score of 85-66 wasn’t even all that close, as the Wolverines led by 30 before garbage time really began.
Next up for Michigan is another matchup against a pleasant early-season surprise: 10-2 Minnesota, which has an upset win of Iowa and blowout win of Michigan State to its credit, and is coming off a 17-point win over Ohio State three days ago.
The Golden Gophers, who went 15-16 last year, have had to rebuild after losing big man Daniel Oturu, who’s now in the NBA with the Clippers.