Northwestern Welcomes Michigan for Final Home Contest

2/22/2016 5:06:00 PM | Women's Basketball

NORTHWESTERN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: GAME INFORMATION
DATE	OPPONENT	TIME	LOCATION	WATCH	LIVE STATS
February 23	Michigan	5:30 p.m. CST	Welsh-Ryan Arena (Evanston, Ill.)	Big Ten Network	SideArm
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EVANSTON, Ill. - The Wildcats will play their final home game of the 2015-16 season on Tuesday, Feb. 23, when they host Michigan. Tip is set for 5:30 p.m. and will be broadcast live on Big Ten Network.

FACEOFF FACTS
Northwestern and Michigan take to the hardwood for the 69th time on Tuesday, as the Wildcats own the overall series, 37-31. The Wildcats last faced Michigan on Feb. 14, 2015 in Ann Arbor, as NU edged the Wolverines with a 63-62 victory.

MINUTEWOMEN
Northwestern's four primary starters - Nia Coffey, Maggie Lyon, Christen Inman and Ashley Deary, have combined to play over 70 percent (3,958 of 5,649) of the possible minutes this season, while scoring almost 85 percent of the points (1,782 of 2,133). All four players have started in every game this season. All four have played at least 933 minutes with Lyon and Inman logging the most thus far at 1,018 and 1,017 minutes respectively (36.4 per game). The duo ranks fourth and sixth in the Big Ten in minutes played.

LOOK OUT!
Deary is just five steals shy of breaking the Big Ten single-season record.

SCOUTING MICHIGAN
Overall Record: 16-11, 8-8 B1G
Notables
• Michigan is 16-11 overall so far this season and 8-8 in Big Ten play. The Wolverines have won four of their past five contests.

Michigan is led by Katelynn Flaherty. The sophomore has scored in double figures in all but one game this season, ranking seventh nationally at 22.5 points per game. She has six 30-point games this season and has topped 20 points 17 times.

• Freshman Hallie Thome has been a dominant force inside for Michigan this season, averaging 14.4 points per game on 64.6 percent shooting from the floor. She has reached double figures 19 times, has seven 20-point games and scored a career-best 31 points against Minnesota (Jan. 31).

• Michigan has won nine of the last 10 games against the Wildcats.

• Senior Madison Ristovski has been a jack of all trades this season, seeing time at three different positions. She has played in all 27 games, starting 25 times. She is averaging 6.9 points, 2.9 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 24.6 minutes of action. The senior is shooting 42.9 percent from the floor and 38.7 percent behind the three-point line.

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