February 07, 2018 (vol. 127, iss. 71) • Page Image 8
… second half. But the reasons don’t matter. It doesn’t matter that the Wolverines (8-5 Big Ten, 19-7 overall) didn’t trail Northwestern at all in the first 20 minutes of Tuesday’s game after…
… getting off to an uncharacteristically quick start. What matters is that the 20th-ranked Wolverines’ stagnant offense and pitiful free- throw shooting finally caught up to them, as they eventually…
…, finishing with 24 points. Michigan, on the other hand, crumpled, as Wagner was the only Wolverine with anything resembling rhythm. Down eight with just over four minutes to go, freshman guard Jordan…
… Michigan, as it got out to a quick start right away. A 3-pointer from fifth-year senior forward Duncan Robinson gave the Wolverines a quick, 13-3 lead at the under-16 media timeout. Northwestern…
… outs, you’re in close outs, you’re in close outs. And so, they started the second half by jamming it inside, but then, the 3-pointers got us the rest of the way.” Who knows if the Wolverines…
… Livers’ stead. Either way, the poor shooting the Wolverines have recently been able to get away with was exposed this time. They won’t get another opportunity to right the ship until they travel to…
… press conferences, those stakes did not look to be lost on coach John Beilein and the 20th-ranked Wolverines. After all, they have eked into the Tour- nament by the skin of their teeth the past two…
… seasons thanks to miraculous Big Ten Tournament runs and a kind selection com- mittee. And yet, as Michigan entered Allstate Arena to a crowd that was overwhelmingly made up of Wolverine fans to face…