Northwestern Wildcats at Michigan Wolverines
· NCAA Women's Basketball
Olson scores 18, Hobbs 16 and No. 23 Michigan women edge Northwestern 60-54
Olson scored the first eight points and Syla Swords added a layup in a 10-0 run that rallied Michigan from a four-point deficit to a 50-44 lead with 6 minutes left in the fourth quarter.
The Wildcats then strung together three 3-pointers and led 53-52 with 3 1/2 minutes remaining before Hobbs hit a layup and a jumper for a 56-53 Michigan lead. Hobbs added a layup near the 2-minute mark for a 58-54 lead. After the teams traded misses, Michigan's Mila Holloway, who finished with 10 points, hit a turnaround jumper with 26 seconds left for the final margin.
Michigan outscored Northwestern 20-10 in the fourth quarter.
Kyla Jones scored 14 points and Caileigh Walsh added 10 for Northwestern (4-4). Taylor Williams had 11 rebounds.
Michigan (8-1) has won eight straight games for the first time since winning nine straight to open the 2022-23 season and has also won five straight conference openers.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 54 - 60 |
| 4th 0:00 | |
End of 4th Quarter | 54 - 60 |
| 4th 0:05 |  |
Olivia Olson Defensive Rebound. | 54 - 60 |
| 4th 0:07 |  |
Caroline Lau missed Three Point Jumper. | 54 - 60 |
| 4th 0:26 | |
Mila Holloway made Jumper. | 54 - 60 |
Statistics
 NU |
MICH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-54 | FG | 22-61 |
| 42.6 | Field Goal % | 36.1 |
| 7-17 | 3PT | 5-21 |
| 41.2 | Three Point % | 23.8 |
| 1-4 | FT | 11-18 |
| 25.0 | Free Throw % | 61.1 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 2 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 16 | Assists | 6 |
| 1 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 21 | Fouls | 14 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
Attendance: 3,636 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| USC | 17-1 | - | 31-4 |
| UCLA | 16-2 | 1 | 34-3 |
| Ohio State | 13-5 | 4 | 26-7 |
| Maryland | 13-5 | 4 | 25-8 |
| Michigan State | 11-7 | 6 | 22-10 |
| Illinois | 11-7 | 6 | 22-10 |
| Michigan | 11-7 | 6 | 23-11 |
| Iowa | 10-8 | 7 | 23-11 |
| Nebraska | 10-8 | 7 | 21-12 |
| Oregon | 10-8 | 7 | 20-12 |
| Indiana | 10-8 | 7 | 20-13 |
| Washington | 9-9 | 8 | 19-14 |
| Minnesota | 8-10 | 9 | 25-11 |
| Wisconsin | 4-14 | 13 | 13-17 |
| Rutgers | 3-15 | 14 | 13-20 |
| Purdue | 3-15 | 14 | 10-19 |
| Northwestern | 2-16 | 15 | 9-18 |
| Penn State | 1-17 | 16 | 10-19 |