Northwestern finishes Big Ten season 2-7 at home
Northwestern made things interesting in the fourth quarter, but the Wildcats were unable to complete a late comeback as they fell to Michigan 70-65. Northwestern (15-14, 3-14 in conference) fell behind in the third quarter as Michigan (17-11, 9-8 in conference) stormed ahead behind 22 points from Hallie Thome.
Northwestern received a monster game from Nia Coffey, as the junior piled up 22 points, 6 rebounds and 6 blocks, and Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah had a double-double with 14 points and 10 boards. Maggie Lyon's possible final home game for Northwestern did not go as well, however, she did not hit a three and finished with 7 points.