Captured: Wildcats triumph No. 4 Michigan in double overtime

Seeger Gray, Reporter
February 14, 2022

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Northwestern’s women’s basketball team (14-9, 6-6 Big Ten) defeated No. 4 Michigan (20-4, 11-3 Big Ten) on Sunday. The Wildcats traded small leads with the Wolverines and went into double overtime, but Northwestern took a 71-69 win when school senior Veronica Burton made two free throws with 3.9 seconds on the clock. Northwestern will go on to play Illinois (6-14, 1-8 Big Ten) on Monday.

A person in a pink jersey jumps higher than a person in a black jersey to grab a basketball in the air. A person in a pink jersey runs and dribbles a basketball alongside two people in black jerseys. A person in a pink jersey holds a basketball and looks at another person in a pink jersey. A person in a pink jersey throws a basketball over three people in black jerseys towards a hoop. A person in a pink jersey surrounded by people in black jerseys jumps and pushes a basketball towards a hoop. A person in a cat mascot costume and a purple jersey raises their hands over their head. A person in a pink jersey makes a free throw.