Coming off a pair of winnable but ultimately lost games on the road, the Michigan Wolverines needed to get back on track in a big way in front of their home crowd.
Though it wasn’t a pretty performance, it was a clutch one — the Wolverines pulled out a 85-78 victory over the Northwestern Wildcats to right the ship.
Here’s how the game played out for Michigan:
First half
Michigan’s offense picked up where it left off in the Thursday loss to Iowa, making seven of the first 10 shots to take a double-digit lead early in the first half.