Michigan (13-5 overall, 4-3 Big Ten) has won three straight, most recently Saturday’s 87-71 victory over Rutgers at Crisler Center. Michigan’s defense was locked in from the start. Rutgers guard Kiyomi McMiller entered as the Big Ten’s second-leading scorer at 20 points per game. She missed all eight of her shots against Michigan and didn’t score.

"It's just about stay the course and find a way to win ugly," Michigan basketball coach Dusty May said. "This experience ... will help us."

Vladislav Goldin put up 31 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocks as Michigan basketball outlasted Northwestern, 80-76, in overtime Sunday in Ann Arbor.