MBB

Michigan 87, at Northwestern 75

Wednesday, February 11, 2026 · Final · Big 10

Big 10 1 2 PTS

Michigan Wolverines

37-3 · W6 · #1 (2202 ELO +4)

35 52 87

Northwestern Wildcats

15-19 · L1 · #60 (1593 ELO -4)

44 31 75

Welsh-Ryan Arena · Evanston, IL

Attendance: 7,039

Officials: Earl Walton, Verne Harris, Brian Dorsey

Balanced Michigan Rallies Past Northwestern in Big Ten Road Test

EVANSTON, Ill. (Interstat) — The Michigan Wolverines, the nation’s premier team, faced a stern road test Wednesday night but used a dominant second-half defensive performance to pull away from the Northwestern Wildcats for an 87-75 victory at a sold-out Welsh-Ryan Arena. In a game that saw Northwestern lead for much of the first half behind a hot-shooting start, Michigan’s depth, size, and defensive adjustments after halftime proved decisive. The Wolverines, now 23-1 overall and continuing their march atop the Big Ten, outscored the Wildcats 52-31 in the second half, turning a nine-point halftime deficit into a comfortable double-digit win. Northwestern,… Read more...

Top Statlines

Yaxel Lendeborg MICH 37m 15p 12r 2a 2b
Morez Johnson MICH 29m 12p 9r 1a 3b
Aday Mara MICH 27m 12p 7r 7a 3b

Forecasting

ELO Probability MICH 91.6%

Spread MICH -15.5

Money Line NW +960/MICH -1720

Over/Under 152 (Over)