Michigan will have a chance to move to No. 1 in the country next week if the Wolverines take care of business Saturday against UCLA, thanks to a furious comeback in an 87-75 win at Northwestern. Backups L.J. Cason and Trey McKenney led U-M back in the second half, Cason coming up especially bit to lead the Wolverines back from 16 down.
Northwestern coach Chris Collins didn’t have much bad to say about his young team after it competed and led most of the game despite being overmatched. The thing about Michigan, he said, is their depth and overall talent. You can do everything right, as the Wildcats did for much of the night, and still come up short.
“Obviously, they wore us down a little bit in the second half,” Collins said. “They can do that with their depth, with their size. They’re really good. It’s just a tough loss … our guys gave everything they had, man. I’ve got nothing but love for what our guys did. The way they prepared for the game, how hard they played to give ourselves a chance to be in the game there the last six minutes ……