For the first time this season, Northwestern gave a ranked opponent a scare, but still could not finish off the upset.
After a 66-50 loss against Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium, Northwestern (4-4, 0-1 B1G) was searching for a bounce back victory against No. 17 Michigan (9-0, 1-0 B1G), but narrowly lost to the Wolverines by a score of 77-66.
Leila Phelia and Emily Kiser led the way for the Wolverines offensively with 18 points each on 7-of-12 and 3-of-9 shooting, respectively. Phelia added five rebounds, while Kiser had eight boards and made all 12 of her free throws.