National Basketball Association
Michigan 72, Northwestern 63
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Where: Crisler Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Officials:
# Chris Beaver, # Bo Boroski, # Terry Oglesby
Attendance:
12071
By The Sports Xchange
Northwestern never trailed for the first 31 minutes Wednesday, but the last nine were all Michigan as the Wolverines posted a 72-63 win in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Two free throws by guard Kameron Chatman put Michigan on top 46-44. The game was tied at 50-50, 52-52 and 54-54 before Wolverines guard Aubrey Dawkins hit a 3-pointer with 4:26 to play, giving Michigan the lead for good.
Guard Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman led Michigan (20-9, 10-6 Big Ten) with 19 points. Guard Derrick Walton Jr. scored 16 points, while Dawkins added 11 and a team-high seven rebounds.
Northwestern (17-11, 5-10) got 19 points and a team-best five boards from center Alex Olah. Forward Aaron Falzon and guard Tre Demps scored 14 points apiece for the Wildcats.
Michigan finished with a 29-21 rebounding edge while outshooting Northwestern 49 percent to 46.3 percent from the floor.
The Wolverines made just four of 14 3-point attempts (26.7 percent), while the Wildcats hit eight of 26 from long distance (30.8 percent).
Northwestern scored the game's first 10 points and was in front 17-6 after a Demps 3-pointer.
Michigan got back into the game in the final minute of the half, as Abdur-Rahkman and guard Duncan Robinson hit 3-pointers to slice the Wildcats' lead to 29-28 at the break.
Top Game Performances
| Northwestern |
|
Michigan |
|
Alex Olah 19 |
Scoring |
Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman 19 |
|
Bryant McIntosh 7 |
Assists |
Derrick Walton Jr 3 |
|
Alex Olah 5 |
Rebounds |
Aubrey Dawkins 7 |
|
Tre Demps 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Derrick Walton Jr 8 |
|
Bryant McIntosh 1 |
Steals |
Andrew Dakich 1 |
|
N/A |
Blocks |
N/A |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Northwestern
|
63 |
46.3 |
8-26 |
5-9 |
17 |
21 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
| Michigan
|
72 |
49.0 |
4-15 |
20-25 |
8 |
29 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
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