Michigan Wolverines at Northwestern Wildcats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Michigan earns 2nd road win, tops Northwestern 68-51
The victory is just the second win away from home for the Wolverines this season and the first since they knocked off Minnesota in their Big Ten Conference opener December 8 in Minneapolis.
Brooks Barnhizer's jumper with four seconds left in the first half pulled Northwestern within a point at intermission, 26-25.
Chase Audige and Ty Berry each scored field goals to open the second half and the Wildcats grabbed a quick 29-26 advantage. Michigan (12-10, 6-5) responded with 12 straight points — Joey Baker had a four-point play and a jumper in the run — for a 38-29 lead with 15:09 left. Dickinson dunked, was fouled and added the free throw and Terrance Williams II knocked down a 3-pointer to push the Wolverines' lead into double digits and the Wildcats never got within 10 points again.
Dickinson was 5 of 5 from the free-throw line and is 22 of 24 from the line over his last five games. Kobe Bufkin finished with a double-double, scoring 15 points and grabbing 12 rebounds. He added eight assists, two steals and a block. Baker hit 3 of 4 from distance and scored 14. Williams pitched in with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
Boo Buie hit 9 of 19 from the field, including 3 of 6 from distance, and scored 23 points to lead Northwestern (15-7, 10-4), which completed a string of five games in 11 days. He added eight assists. Audige had 10 points with four steals.
Michigan returns home to play host to Ohio State on Sunday. Northwestern travels to face Wisconsin on Sunday.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 68 - 51 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 68 - 51 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Brooks Barnhizer Turnover. | 68 - 51 |
| 2nd 0:34 | Hunter Dickinson made Dunk. Assisted by Dug McDaniel. | 68 - 51 |
| 2nd 0:59 | Kobe Bufkin Steal. | 66 - 51 |
Statistics
 MICH |
 NU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-58 | FG | 21-56 |
| 41.4 | Field Goal % | 37.5 |
| 7-20 | 3PT | 3-19 |
| 35.0 | Three Point % | 15.8 |
| 13-16 | FT | 6-10 |
| 81.3 | Free Throw % | 60.0 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 21 | Assists | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 5 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 14 | Fouls | 14 |
| 19 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Location: Evanston, IL
Attendance: 6,234 | Capacity:
2023-24 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purdue | 17-3 | - | 34-5 |
| Illinois | 14-6 | 3 | 29-9 |
| Nebraska | 12-8 | 5 | 23-11 |
| Northwestern | 12-8 | 5 | 22-12 |
| Wisconsin | 11-9 | 6 | 22-14 |
| Indiana | 10-10 | 7 | 19-14 |
| Michigan State | 10-10 | 7 | 20-15 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 7 | 19-15 |
| Ohio State | 9-11 | 8 | 22-14 |
| Minnesota | 9-11 | 8 | 19-15 |
| Penn State | 9-11 | 8 | 16-17 |
| Maryland | 7-13 | 10 | 16-17 |
| Rutgers | 7-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
| Michigan | 3-17 | 14 | 8-24 |