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Michigan basketball survives Northwestern's upset bid, 62-60

EVANSTON, Ill. — It's never easy when Michigan basketball plays at Northwestern.

Tuesday night's game at Welsh-Ryan Arena was no exception.

The Wolverines came to town looking for their first road win over the Wildcats since 2013.

It didn't come easy.

No. 5 Michigan had enough to survive its first big test of the season, after blowing out every opponent prior to this, walking away with a 62-60 win over Northwestern.

Michigan threatened to pull away throughout the game, taking several double-digit leads. But Northwestern used a 15-2 run to cut Michigan's lead to two.