After the hard fought loss against Maryland on Sunday, the Michigan Wolverines needed this one. They took down Northwestern 72-63 and kept their tournament hopes alive, though for much of the contest Derrick Walton Jr. and Co. didn’t seem like a team in need of a victory.
The game was closer than it probably should have been until the last two minutes, but despite the Wildcats’ 10-0 run to start the game and their 8-0 run to start the second half, the Wolverines persisted; they ended up with just enough 3-pointers and fast break points to eek out a victory against an inferior opponent.