Northwestern visits Michigan after Howard's 34-point game

Northwestern Wildcats (12-4, 3-2 Big Ten) at Michigan Wolverines (9-7, 3-2 Big Ten)

Ann Arbor, Michigan; Sunday, 12 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Michigan hosts the Northwestern Wildcats after Jett Howard scored 34 points in Michigan's 93-84 overtime loss to the Iowa Hawkeyes.

The Wolverines have gone 6-2 at home. Michigan is ninth in the Big Ten in rebounding averaging 34.3 rebounds. Hunter Dickinson leads the Wolverines with 8.5 boards.

The Wildcats are 3-2 in conference play. Northwestern has an 11-4 record against opponents over .500.

The Wolverines and Wildcats meet Sunday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Howard averages 2.7 made 3-pointers per game for the Wolverines, scoring 15.5 points while shooting 38.7% from beyond the arc. Dickinson is averaging 18.3 points, 8.5 rebounds and 1.8 blocks over the last 10 games for Michigan.

Chase Audige is averaging 15.8 points, 3.3 assists and 2.8 steals for the Wildcats. Boo Buie is averaging 14.6 points and 4.3 assists over the last 10 games for Northwestern.

LAST 10 GAMES: Wolverines: 4-6, averaging 74.4 points, 33.2 rebounds, 12.0 assists, 5.3 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 45.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.3 points per game.

Wildcats: 7-3, averaging 70.3 points, 33.7 rebounds, 13.5 assists, 8.3 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 38.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 63.9 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.