Michigan Wolverines at Northwestern Wildcats
· NCAA Women's Basketball
Olson and Swords help No. 7 Michigan rally past Northwestern for an 80-58 win
Michigan (21-4, 12-2 Big Ten) shook off a slow start while bouncing back from a 69-66 home loss to No. 2 UCLA on Sunday. Next up is a big matchup with rival Michigan State on Sunday.
Syla Swords scored 16 points for the Wolverines, and Kendall Dudley had 12 points on 6-for-9 shooting.
Northwestern (8-16, 2-11) dropped its sixth consecutive game. Caroline Lau had 16 points and six assists for the Wildcats. Grace Sullivan also scored 16, and Tayla Thomas finished with 13.
Michigan erased a seven-point deficit with a 21-3 run in the third quarter. The Wolverines went ahead to stay on Swords' driving layup with 5:42 left, and Dudley's basket made it 56-45 with 1:19 to go.
Thomas missed two foul shots for Northwestern during the decisive sequence, and Sullivan had a costly turnover.
The Wolverines led by 23 on Olson's jumper with 3:30 left. The sophomore guard scored 14 points in the second half.
Northwestern closed the first half with a 9-0 run for a 37-31 lead at the break. Lau banked home a tying 3, Thomas connected from deep and Lau hit another 3 with 59 seconds left in the first half.
Michigan missed nine of its last 10 shots from the field in the second quarter. It shot 38% (14 for 37) from the field in the first half, compared to 61% (14 for 23) for Northwestern.
Northwestern visits Penn State on Sunday.
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End of Game | 80 - 58 |
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End of 4th Quarter | 80 - 58 |
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Jessica Fields Defensive Rebound. | 80 - 58 |
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Macy Brown Block. | 80 - 58 |
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DaiJa Turner misses layup | 80 - 58 |
Statistics
 MICH |
NU |
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|---|---|---|
| 36-71 | FG | 19-46 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 2-12 | 3PT | 6-14 |
| 17 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 6-8 | FT | 14-20 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 26 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 26 | Assists | 13 |
| 13 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 23 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 58 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 17 | Fouls | 13 |
| 23 | Largest Lead | 7 |
| 9 | Lead Changes | 9 |
| 73 | Percent Led | 22 |
Game Information
Location: Evanston, IL
Attendance: 1,636 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | 14-0 | - | 24-1 |
| Michigan | 12-2 | 2 | 21-4 |
| Ohio State | 11-2 | 2.5 | 22-3 |
| Iowa | 10-3 | 3.5 | 19-5 |
| Minnesota | 10-4 | 4 | 19-6 |
| Michigan State | 9-5 | 5 | 20-5 |
| Maryland | 8-6 | 6 | 20-6 |
| Washington | 8-6 | 6 | 18-7 |
| USC | 8-6 | 6 | 16-9 |
| Illinois | 7-7 | 7 | 17-8 |
| Oregon | 6-7 | 7.5 | 18-8 |
| Nebraska | 5-9 | 9 | 16-9 |
| Wisconsin | 5-9 | 9 | 13-12 |
| Purdue | 4-10 | 10 | 12-13 |
| Indiana | 3-11 | 11 | 14-12 |
| Northwestern | 2-11 | 11.5 | 8-16 |
| Rutgers | 1-13 | 13 | 9-16 |
| Penn State | 1-13 | 13 | 8-17 |