Quick hands and lethal shooting propelled No. 2 Michigan (17-0, 6-0 B1G) to a sound 80-60 defeat over a Northwestern team that continues to struggle with the Big Ten’s best.
With Vic Law a surprise inactive as a result of an ongoing lower-body injury, Northwestern (10-7, 1-5) failed to keep pace with the Wolverine’s wide array of scorers who shot 52.5 percent from the field and 40.7 percent from beyond the arc. Four players finished in double figures for the Wolverines, but it was Jon Teske’s first-half 17 that put the game largely out of reach by halftime.