Mar. 12—The Michigan women's basketball team was eliminated from the Big Ten Tournament in large part because of uncharacteristically poor shooting decisions and foul trouble. Michigan, ranked No. 13 nationally, is now 14-5, after losing to Northwestern, 65-49, in the quarterfinals on Thursday. The Wolverines had swept both regular-season meetings against the Wildcats. Now, Michigan, will .
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) No. 7 Maryland showed just how deep it is. Alaysia Styles, who was averaging four points per game, scored 15 off the bench to lead a balanced attack and Maryland routed.
Rapid Recap: No. 5 Northwestern 65, No. 4 Michigan 49
Last March, following its first Big Ten Championship in 30 years, then-No. 2 Northwestern faced off against then-No.7 Michigan in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament. The Wildcats fell 67-59, and would continue their struggles against the Wolverines into 2021.
In January, NU lost to Michigan by 21 points in a nationally televised matchup. Then last week, the Wolverines defeated the Cats by five on Senior Day in Ann Arbor.
No. 5 NU had another chance to defeat the No. 4 Wolverines Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament in Indianapolis.
And it did. Behind 25 points and 13 rebounds from junior guard Veronica Burton and 18 points from senior guard Lindsey Pulliam, the Cats defeated Michigan 65-49 and will play in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals for the first time since 2016 against No. 1 Maryland.
Northwestern beginning to put it together in victory over Illinois
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INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana Back at Bankers Life Fieldhouse for the first time in one year, Northwestern found itself playing a familiar foe. Two weeks ago, the sluggish ‘Cats squeaked by Illinois in a 67-61 win that didn’t bolster much confidence heading into the postseason. The ‘Cats fell behind 18-4 early in Champaign before recovering but struggling to fully quash the Illini.
Wednesday’s second round Big Ten Tournament matchup was a different story. Both teams struggled to score early in the first quarter, but Northwestern asserted its defense and used one of its most impressive quarters in recent memory to blow past Illinois 67-42, the program’s largest margin of victory in a Big Ten Tournament game by 15 points.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Veronica Burton scored 25 points with 13 rebounds and six assists to lead fifth-seeded Northwestern over fourth-seeded and No. 13-ranked Michigan 65-49 on Thursday in the.