» Michigan never trailed and led by as many as 13 points in the win to snap a two-game losing streak.
» Naz Hillmon tallied her 12th double-double of the season with 19 points and 13 rebounds, with Akienreh Johnson and Amy Dilk just missing double-doubles.
» With the win, Michigan finishes the regular season with a 14-4 record and a 9-4 mark in Big Ten play.
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Crisler Center)
Score: #12 Michigan 63, Northwestern 58
Records: U-M (14-4, 9-4 B1G), NU (13-7, 11-7 B1G)
Next U-M Event: Thursday, March 11 -- at Big Ten Tournament (Indianapolis, Ind.), TBA
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 12-ranked University of Michigan women's basketball team never trailed and capped off the regular season with a 63-58 win against Northwestern on Saturday afternoon (March 6) at Crisler Center.
Junior Naz Hillmon scored 19 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for her 12th double-double of the season, while graduate student Akienreh Johnson added 19 points on 13-for-14 shooting from the free-throw line and pulled down nine rebounds. Junior Amy Dilk also recorded double-digit points with 12, including three three-pointers in the first half and had nine rebounds.
Junior Leigha Brown and Emily Kiser were a big part of the Wolverines' success on offense, with each dishing out five assists, while Hailey Brown had three assists and knocked down two three-pointers.
U-M was dominant on the glass, outrebounding Northwestern, 46-31, and had 13 offensive boards which turned into 12 second-chance points.
Back-to-back three-pointers from Dilk and Hailey Brown put Michigan up, 8-2, early on the Wildcats, before Michigan hit four of its final five shots of the first quarter to take a 15-9 lead into the second quarter.
Northwestern came out hot in the second stanza, going on a 7-0 run and forcing five U-M turnovers to pull within one, 17-16, with 7:37 remaining in the half. After a significant scoring drought, Johnson made two free throws and Dilk followed it up with her second three-pointer of the game to give the Wolverines a 22-16 lead.
Michigan hit its final three shots of the second quarter, including a third make from Dilk from beyond the arc to send the Wolverines into the locker room with the 30-25 advantage over Northwestern. Dilk and Hillmon led U-M with nine points each, while Hillmon grabbed seven rebounds and Johnson had six boards.
Michigan game out of the halftime break and scored a quick six points before Hillmon made two straight layups to put U-M up by 13, 44-31, at the media timeout. The Wolverine offense struggled from the field in the closing five minutes, scoring its final six points off free throws from Johnson and Hillmon to carry a 50-41 lead into the fourth quarter.
Johnson hit a triple to start the fourth quarter, but the Wildcats clawed their way to within four, 55-51, as U-M went on a scoring drought of more than three minutes with just over five to play. Hailey Brown put an end to the drought hitting the three-pointer off a pass from Dilk, and the Wolverine defense put a stop to the Northwestern scoring for more two minutes.
Despite not finding a field goal in the final 4:30, the Wolverines held on to win in its final home game of the season.
With the win over Northwestern, Michigan earned the No. 4 seed in the Big Ten Tournament and will have a second-round bye. The Wolverines will start the tournament Thursday (March 11) with the full bracket to be announced later today.
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