2. The offense shot a season low percentage despite winning
Northwestern outshot the Wolverines on Sunday by three percent. The Cats made one more successful field goal than the Wolverines did to be exact. The difference was not in the threes but in the free throws. Michigan basketball made six more for the four-point edge. Michigan only missed one from the charity stripe in overtime.
Danny Wolf was most noticeable with his 0-7 from the field in 40 minutes. He was the go-to-guy in Thursday's loss. For Wolf, it was his lowest output since the Purdue Fort Wayne victory. Everybody except Justin Pippen scored for Michigan basketball, while just five players combined for Northwestern's 76 points on Sunday afternoon. 11 Wildcats played in total, mostly because they had to foul to delay the game as much as possible in overtime.
Rubin Jones made a pair of threes with Nimari Burnett fouling out in the waning seconds. In a puzzling story, L.J. Cason's minutes have diminished in every Big Ten game on the schedule. He looked very promising at one point.