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Michigan women's basketball bounced from Big Ten tournament in loss to Northwestern, 65-49

Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press
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Michigan Wolverines forward Naz Hillmon grabs a rebound against Ohio State Buckeyes forward Rebeka Mikulasikova (23) during the fourth quarter at Value City Arena in Columbus on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Hillmon finished the game with 50 points.
Michigan Wolverines forward Naz Hillmon grabs a rebound against Ohio State Buckeyes forward Rebeka Mikulasikova (23) during the fourth quarter at Value City Arena in Columbus on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Hillmon finished the game with 50 points.

Naz Hillmon notched 26 points and 12 rebounds but it wasn't enough for Michigan women's basketball, which lost to Northwestern in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals, 65-49, on Thursday in Indianapolis.

Hillmon, the Big Ten Player of the Year, was 10-for-19 from the field but her teammates were just 9-for-46 shooting (20%). Leigha Brown added 10 points.

After ending the first half tied, 30-30, Michigan was outscored, 16-8, in the third quarter, missing eight of its first nine shots after the break.

Northwestern's Veronica Burton also had a double-double, with 25 points and 13 rebounds. Lindsey Pulliam added 18 points as the Wildcats (16-7) advance to play Maryland, the top seed in the tournament, on Friday.

The Wolverines (14-6) is projected to a 5-seed in the NCAA tournament by ESPN. The bracket pairings will be announced Monday.

Contact Kirkland Crawford: kcrawford@freepress.com. Follow him on Twitter @HiKirkHere.

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