Ann Arbor — It seemed only fitting that during final exams week the Wolverines would face a daunting test of their own: closing out a game at the free-throw line.
It’s a situation No. 5 Michigan had yet to face because the last few minutes of most contests — Northwestern being the lone exception — have largely been a formality.
That time finally came on Saturday and Michigan passed, with redshirt junior wing Charles Matthews and sophomore guard Jordan Poole combining to go 4-for-4 from the line in the final 2:41 to stave off Western Michigan in a 70-62 win.