National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Michigan 72, Wisconsin 68
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Where: Crisler Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Officials: # Earl Walton, # Kipp Kissinger, # D.J. Carstensen
Attendance: 10689

Michigan shook off its habit of second-half collapses and held on to upset No. 11 Wisconsin 72-68 on Wednesday night in a Big Ten matchup in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Michigan (8-15, 3-9 in the Big Ten) had lost 10 of its last 11, struggling in particular late in games.

Wisconsin (16-7, 8-4) lost its third game in a row and dropped out of a second-place tie in the Big Ten with idle No. 10 Illinois.

Dug McDaniel returned from the bench after sitting several minutes with a sore knee to score on a dribble penetration to give Michigan a 69-64 lead with 1:12 left, before Max Klesmit's two free throws brought the Badgers back within three.

Wisconsin's Chucky Hepburn missed a would-be game-tying 25-footer with 26 seconds left before McDaniel hit one of two free throws.

Will Tschetter rattled in a 3-pointer from the right wing off a slick pass from Nimari Burnett to extend Michigan's lead to 63-54 with 5:36 remaining.

Wisconsin took advantage of Michigan's sloppy interior defense to go up 46-44 on Hepburn's three-point play with 14:27 to go. Meanwhile, the Wolverines missed eight straight shots in that span.

McDaniel, Michigan's top scorer who is playing only home games because of academic issues, led the Wolverines with 16 points, while Tarris Reed Jr. had 12, Tschetter 11 and Terrance Williams II 10 for Michigan.

AJ Storr led Wisconsin with 20 points, while Hepburn had 17.

Michigan held on for a 37-33 advantage at halftime.

McDaniel scored seven points within 45 seconds to extend Michigan's lead to 26-20 with 9:02 remaining in the half, connecting on a pair of driving layups and a 3-pointer from the top.

Michigan leads the all-time series 74-57.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Wisconsin   Michigan
AJ Storr 20 Scoring Dug McDaniel 16
Tyler Wahl 2 Assists Nimari Burnett 2
Steven Crowl 4 Rebounds Olivier Nkamhoua 12
AJ Storr 5 Free Throws Made Tarris Reed Jr. 6
Tyler Wahl 3 Steals Nimari Burnett 2
N/A Blocks Tarris Reed Jr. 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Wisconsin 68 46.3 5-19 13-19 7 23 0 5 12
Michigan 72 45.1 7-20 19-25 6 34 5 4 12