Michigan Basketball team showed up outside of Chicago last night as the #2 in the nation with eyes on being #1. The Northwestern Wildcats going in were 2-11 in the Big Ten and the Wolverines expected a layup line the entire game. Michigan showed up "sleepy" and the Wildcats were not missing from the field.
Cadeau had one of his "turnover" games but was shooting well from 3. The entire Michigan Basketball team looked disinterested in playing. They found themselves down by 9 at half and surly would play better after the break. Nope, the same teams hit the floor at the start of the 2nd and the Wildcats grew the lead to 16 points over the #2 team in the nation.
There were a few issues for the Wildcats, they were getting into foul trouble and there were hints they were starting to wear down. Both were accurate as Cason showed up for Cadeau (who didn't play much in the 2nd) and scored 13 of his 18 points in the 2nd session. Yax had another good game with 15 points, 12 boards, and really good defense when Michigan needed it (also led the team with 37 minutes).
Michigan did not wrestle the lead back until under 6 minutes in the game. Then Northwestern tired and beat up didn't have any more gas left in the tank and lost by 12 points.
Here is why I like this comeback for the Wolverines. This was one of the worst showing by this team all year and they still won by 12 points. They got into deep waters down 16 and fought back and won. NW was on fire and Michigan wasn't. The only way to come back from 16 down is to play defense and that is what the Wolverines did. The young guns off the bench won this game. Cason had 18 and McKenney hit some big 3's for a total of 12 points.
A win on the road in the Big10 is a good win. No matter the sport there always seems to be drama when Michigan heads to Chicago to play the Wildcats. I'm still shaking my head over that game at Wrigley.
The combine invites are out and Michigan will have a nice showing at the event:
From Yahoo Sports:
Cosby, a 6-foot-10 versatile forward from the prestigious Montverde Academy, was long considered a consensus top-10 prospect in the 2027 class. However, his commitment came paired with the news of his reclassification into 2026. Despite moving up a year, Cosby remains one of the most coveted prospects in the country, currently sitting at No. 22 overall in the Rivals Industry Ranking and a high four-star (borderline five-star) on the 247Sports Composite.
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