“BIG”

But seriously – it was a close one. Michigan improves to 4-2 in the Big Ten after winning 56-54. With all these new teams trying to snarf us (*cough* Maryland), it’ll be even more bull shit to overcome.

An 18-0 run in the first half gave the Wolverines an early edge at Crisler. You know, though, we’re young, so the Wildcats crept back in it and actually took the lead on a bucket with four seconds ’til halftime. Ouch.

That youth will pay off eventually. After making it to the National Championship, then the Elite Eight, you can’t hate. In his first career start, freshman Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman lived up to his name, knocking Northwestern out with a clutch three.

“Mohammed was the guy, they were going to leave him open all day,” [Michigan Coach John] Beilein said. “He’s been working on his shot, and it has been getting closer and closer. I’m not that surprised, knowing the volume of shots and the big shots he hit in high school, but we just haven’t seen it here yet,” (Wildcats vs. Wolverines).

He put us up four with a minute to go, our final points in a two point win.