Ann Arbor – With a daunting Big Ten stretch looming, Michigan desperately needed a spark.
Moritz Wagner and Derrick Walton Jr. provided it.
Wagner scored a career-high 23 points and Walton made several clutch baskets down the stretch to carry Michigan to a much-needed 91-85 win over Nebraska Saturday afternoon at Crisler Center.
Wagner finished 6-for-9 from the field with six rebounds and two blocks in 31 minutes, and Walton scored 13 of his 20 points in the final six minutes for Michigan (12-6, 2-3 Big Ten), which snapped a two-game skid in conference play.
"I hope it will go a long way how hard we played today of just what it takes to do everything you can because every time we punched them, they punched back," Michigan coach John Beilein said.