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Game 17: Northwestern at Michigan Recap

Northwestern’s strategy was sound on paper: Force two sub-30% 3-point shooters to attempt 15 3-pointers. The plan made sense and it already worked in Evanston when Zavier Simpson went 0-of-5 from 3-point range and was benched late. Playing without senior leader Vic Law, Chris Collins ran...

Video: John Beilein, Zavier Simpson talk win over Northwestern

John Beilein and Zavier Simpson met with the media after Michigan’s 20-point win over Northwestern on Sunday night.

Photo Gallery: Michigan 80, Northwestern 60

Video: Chris Collins talks loss at Michigan

Here’s Northwestern head coach Chris Collins after Michigan’s 80-60 win on Sunday night.

Game 17: Northwestern at Michigan Open Thread

Michigan hosts Northwestern this evening (7:30 p.m., BTN) as it looks to stay perfect on the season. Read the game preview and then join the attached discussion.

Game 17: Northwestern at Michigan Preview

Michigan returns home for a rematch with Northwestern (7:30 p.m., tickets, BTN). The Wildcats are the only team in the country to have played Michigan to a single possession game, but they also haven’t been able to string together any consistent momentum this season. Northwestern...

Five takeaways from Michigan’s 79-69 win at Illinois

Michigan picked up its 16th win of the season on Thursday night in Champaign. Zavier Simpson and Jon Teske starred for the Wolverines by operating out of the high ball screen game against Illinois’ pressure defense. Here are five takeaways from Michigan’s win.

Game 16: Michigan at Illinois Recap

The emotions of any given moment in a college basketball game feel monumental at the time, but there are always another 65 or so possessions that count just the same. There were times on Thursday night that Michigan’s 79-69 win at Illinois felt chaotic. The...

Game 16: Michigan at Illinois Open Thread

Michigan and Illinois are set for an 8:00 p.m. tip on FS1. Join the discussion in the attached message board thread. More on Michigan at Illinois: Game 16: Michigan at Illinois Preview Film Room: Previewing Brad Underwood’s spread offense and pressure defense The most important...

Game 16: Michigan at Illinois Preview

Michigan heads on the road tonight the first time of the 2019 calendar year. The Wolverines will be looking to knock off Illinois (8:00 p.m., FS1) and keep pace with Michigan State at the top of the conference standings. Illinois is just 4-11 (0-4 Big Ten)...

Film Room: Previewing Brad Underwood’s spread offense and pressure defense

Film Room is an X’s and O’s breakdown of Michigan basketball. Gibson Pyper diagrams Michigan’s offensive and defensive sets and provides and in-depth schematic look at Michigan’s opponents. Pyper has spent years diagramming college and NBA offenses and takes you inside the nuance of the game...

The most important things John Beilein said before Michigan-Illinois

John Beilein addressed the media today to preview Michigan’s Big Ten trip to Illinois (Thursday, 8:00 p.m., FS1, tickets). Here are the five most important things that the Wolverine head coach said ahead of Thursday’s game (and why they matter). On Isaiah Livers’ health: “Yeah,...

The Moving Screen: New Big Ten rankings, same two-horse race

The Moving Screen is a podcast collaboration with The Athletic’s Brendan Quinn. We’ll be tackling Michigan, Michigan State and Big Ten basketball at large with a blend of rational analysis and hot takes. We recap Michigan State’s win over Purdue and look ahead to the...

Video: John Beilein previews Illinois

Here’s Michigan head coach John Beilein previewing the Wolverines’ trip to Illinois on Thursday.

Film Room: Lessons from Michigan’s win over Indiana

Film Room is an X’s and O’s breakdown of Michigan basketball. Gibson Pyper diagrams Michigan’s offensive and defensive sets and provides and in-depth schematic look at Michigan’s opponents. Pyper has spent years diagramming college and NBA offenses and takes you inside the nuance of the game...