After losing on the road in back-to-back games, the Michigan Wolverines picked up a much-needed win against Northwestern on Sunday afternoon, 85-78.
This is not the Northwestern team that finished near the bottom of the Big Ten the majority of the 2010s; this is a solid, senior-heavy team that have road wins over MSU and Indiana. After a lackadasicial end to the first half, the young Wolverines had a solid second half to secure the victory.
Here are some takeaways from the game.
Duggy McBuckets has a new career-high
McDaniel had one of his best games of the year, scoring a career-high 17 points and getting some key stops late.