Michigan Wolverines vs. Northwestern Wildcats

FINAL

Feb 11, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
MICH	35	52	87
NU	44	31	75

Game Recap

Cason leads second-half rally as No. 2 Michigan knocks off Northwestern, 87-75. L.J. Cason scored 13 of his 18 points after halftime, helping No. 2 Michigan rally for an 87-75 victory over Nick Martinelli and Northwestern on Wednesday night.

Player Stats

MICHIGAN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23Yaxel Lendeborg	37	6-12	0-4	3-4	12	2	0	2	1	0	15
21Morez Johnson Jr.	29	5-8	0-1	2-3	9	1	1	3	0	2	12
15Aday Mara	27	5-10	0-0	2-5	7	7	0	3	4	3	12
3Elliot Cadeau	22	3-9	3-6	0-0	1	7	0	0	5	1	9
4Nimari Burnett	13	2-6	2-5	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	2	6
42Will Tschetter	7	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2L.J. Cason	25	5-8	1-3	7-9	1	3	4	0	2	0	18
11Roddy Gayle Jr.	15	1-4	0-1	1-2	2	0	0	0	0	3	3
1Trey McKenney	25	3-10	2-7	4-4	5	0	1	0	0	2	12
TOTAL	-	30-6943.5%	8-2927.6%	19-2770.4%	38	21	6	8	12	14	87

NORTHWESTERN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
8Tre Singleton	25	3-5	1-2	2-3	4	0	0	1	1	5	9
1Tyler Kropp	14	2-4	0-1	0-0	3	2	1	2	0	3	4
2Nick Martinelli	39	5-22	1-7	7-7	8	2	1	0	1	4	18
3Jake West	35	3-10	0-4	0-0	1	5	2	0	4	3	6
4Jayden Reid	28	7-12	2-5	4-4	1	3	0	1	0	2	20
22Arrinten Page	26	5-11	1-5	0-0	5	1	2	2	0	2	11
44Angelo Ciaravino	20	2-5	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	1	1	2	4
11Jordan Clayton	13	1-1	1-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	1	3

TOTAL	-	28-7040.0%	6-2524.0%	13-1492.9%	25	14	7	7	7	22	75

Play-by-Play

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1st halfMICHNU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Michigan.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Northwestern.
+3 (19:34) Elliot Cadeau makes 28-foot three point jumper (Nimari Burnett assists).
30
(19:05) Tyler Kropp misses 6-foot pullup jump shot.
(19:01) Aday Mara Defensive Rebound.
(18:50) Nimari Burnett misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(18:46) Yaxel Lendeborg Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:40) Aday Mara makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Elliot Cadeau assists).
50
+2 (18:16) Nick Martinelli makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Jayden Reid assists).
52
(18:15) Foul on Nimari Burnett.
+1 (18:15) Nick Martinelli makes free throw 1 of 1.
53
(18:00) Aday Mara misses layup.
(17:57) Nick Martinelli Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:54) Jayden Reid makes 22-foot three point jumper (Tyler Kropp assists).
56
(17:45) Morez Johnson Jr. misses layup.
(17:45) Tyler Kropp Block.
(17:41) Nick Martinelli Defensive Rebound.
(17:41) Foul on Nimari Burnett.
+2 (17:37) Jayden Reid makes 10-foot step back jumpshot.
58
+2 (17:26) Morez Johnson Jr. makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Elliot Cadeau assists).
78
(17:05) Nick Martinelli traveling turnover.
(16:55) Foul on Jayden Reid.
(16:48) Elliot Cadeau misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(16:46) Michigan Offensive Rebound.
(16:43) Foul on Tre Singleton.
+3 (16:24) Elliot Cadeau makes 27-foot three point jumper (Aday Mara assists).
108
+3 (16:08) Jayden Reid makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jake West assists).
1011
(15:55) Roddy Gayle Jr. misses driving layup.
(15:55) Tyler Kropp Block.
(15:55) Michigan Offensive Rebound.
(15:50) Yaxel Lendeborg misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(15:48) Tyler Kropp Defensive Rebound.
(15:35) Foul on Roddy Gayle Jr..
+1 (15:35) Nick Martinelli makes free throw 1 of 2.
1012
+1 (15:35) Nick Martinelli makes free throw 2 of 2.
1013
(15:26) Elliot Cadeau misses driving layup.
(15:26) Arrinten Page Block.
(15:21) Nick Martinelli Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:19) Angelo Ciaravino makes driving layup (Jayden Reid assists).
1015
+2 (15:02) Yaxel Lendeborg makes driving layup (Elliot Cadeau assists).
1215
(15:02) Foul on Arrinten Page.
+1 (15:02) Yaxel Lendeborg makes free throw 1 of 1.
1315
+2 (14:48) Jayden Reid makes 15-foot step back jumpshot.
1317
+2 (14:34) L.J. Cason makes 12-foot step back jumpshot (Aday Mara assists).
1517
(14:34) Foul on Jayden Reid.
(14:34) L.J. Cason misses free throw 1 of 1.
(14:33) Michigan Offensive Rebound.
(14:33) Michigan Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Michigan retains its timeout.
(14:31) Aday Mara bad pass turnover.
(14:27) Jake West bad pass turnover.
(14:27) L.J. Cason Steal.
+2 (14:22) L.J. Cason makes layup.
1717
(14:16) Jake West bad pass turnover.
(14:16) L.J. Cason Steal.
(14:05) Trey McKenney misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:02) Yaxel Lendeborg Offensive Rebound.
(13:55) Trey McKenney misses driving layup.
(13:55) Northwestern Defensive Rebound.
(13:47) Angelo Ciaravino misses driving layup.
(13:47) Aday Mara Block.
(13:43) Tre Singleton Offensive Rebound.
(13:35) Tre Singleton bad pass turnover.
(13:35) L.J. Cason Steal.
(13:30) Aday Mara bad pass turnover.
(13:30) Angelo Ciaravino Steal.
(13:26) Angelo Ciaravino misses layup.
(13:26) Aday Mara Block.
(13:26) Michigan Defensive Rebound.
(13:09) L.J. Cason bad pass turnover.
(13:09) Arrinten Page Steal.
(13:04) Jake West misses driving layup.
(13:04) Yaxel Lendeborg Block.
(13:00) Yaxel Lendeborg Defensive Rebound.
(13:00) L.J. Cason misses driving layup.
(13:00) Arrinten Page Block.
(13:00) Michigan Offensive Rebound.
(12:57) Trey McKenney misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(12:53) Aday Mara Offensive Rebound.
(12:45) Will Tschetter misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:41) Nick Martinelli Defensive Rebound.
+3 (12:28) Arrinten Page makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jordan Clayton assists).
1720
(12:15) L.J. Cason misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(12:12) Arrinten Page Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:06) Jake West makes 19-foot jumper.
1722
(11:40) Will Tschetter misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(11:38) Northwestern Deadball Team Rebound.
(11:38) Foul on Trey McKenney.
(11:26) Arrinten Page misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(11:23) Tre Singleton Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:22) Tre Singleton makes layup.
1724
(10:59) Aday Mara turnover.
(10:32) Nick Martinelli misses layup.
(10:32) Tre Singleton Offensive Rebound.
(10:32) Foul on Morez Johnson Jr..
+1 (10:32) Tre Singleton makes free throw 1 of 2.
1725
+1 (10:32) Tre Singleton makes free throw 2 of 2.
1726
(10:15) Elliot Cadeau misses layup.
(10:10) Jake West Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:05) Tre Singleton makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nick Martinelli assists).
1729
(9:49) Yaxel Lendeborg misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(9:45) Tre Singleton Defensive Rebound.
(9:23) Nick Martinelli misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:20) Michigan Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:08) Yaxel Lendeborg makes 4-foot alley oop dunk (Elliot Cadeau assists).
1929
+2 (8:40) Arrinten Page makes driving layup.
1931
+3 (8:18) Nimari Burnett makes 23-foot three point jumper (Elliot Cadeau assists).
2231
+2 (7:57) Nick Martinelli makes 12-foot floating jump shot (Jake West assists).
2233
(7:43) Roddy Gayle Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:41) Morez Johnson Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(7:38) Foul on Tyler Kropp.
+2 (7:27) Morez Johnson Jr. makes 4-foot alley oop dunk (Elliot Cadeau assists).
2433
(7:04) Nick Martinelli misses driving layup.
(7:02) Morez Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(6:56) Morez Johnson Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(6:53) Nick Martinelli Defensive Rebound.
(6:36) Jake West misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(6:33) Northwestern Offensive Rebound.
(6:26) Nick Martinelli misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:22) Yaxel Lendeborg Defensive Rebound.
(6:18) Trey McKenney misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(6:16) Northwestern Deadball Team Rebound.
(6:16) Foul on Morez Johnson Jr..
(5:56) Tyler Kropp misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(5:53) Roddy Gayle Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(5:38) Elliot Cadeau bad pass turnover.
+2 (5:17) Jayden Reid makes 18-foot step back jumpshot.
2435
(5:13) Elliot Cadeau bad pass turnover.
(4:56) Nick Martinelli misses 12-foot floating jump shot.
(4:53) Trey McKenney Defensive Rebound.
(4:47) Elliot Cadeau misses driving layup.
(4:46) Yaxel Lendeborg Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:46) Yaxel Lendeborg makes layup.
2635
(4:46) Foul on Tyler Kropp.
+1 (4:46) Yaxel Lendeborg makes free throw 1 of 1.
2735
+2 (4:32) Nick Martinelli makes 13-foot floating jump shot (Jayden Reid assists).
2737
(3:56) Aday Mara misses 9-foot step back jumpshot.
(3:53) Arrinten Page Defensive Rebound.
(3:43) Arrinten Page misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(3:39) Elliot Cadeau Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:33) Trey McKenney makes driving layup.
2937
(2:58) Nick Martinelli misses 14-foot floating jump shot.
(2:58) Northwestern Deadball Team Rebound.
(2:58) team shot clock turnover .
(2:38) Yaxel Lendeborg misses driving layup.
(2:33) Aday Mara Offensive Rebound.
(2:33) Aday Mara misses tip in layup.
(2:30) Aday Mara Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:30) Aday Mara makes 0-foot tip in layup.
3137
+3 (2:10) Jordan Clayton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jake West assists).
3140
+3 (1:56) Elliot Cadeau makes 29-foot three point jumper (Yaxel Lendeborg assists).
3440
(1:30) Jake West bad pass turnover.
(1:30) L.J. Cason Steal.
(1:23) Yaxel Lendeborg misses layup.
(1:20) Jordan Clayton Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:10) Arrinten Page makes 11-foot step back jumpshot.
3442
(0:58) Elliot Cadeau bad pass turnover.
(0:40) Foul on Elliot Cadeau.
+1 (0:40) Nick Martinelli makes free throw 1 of 2.
3443
+1 (0:40) Nick Martinelli makes free throw 2 of 2.
3444
(0:28) Aday Mara misses layup.
(0:28) Michigan Deadball Team Rebound.
(0:28) Foul on Jordan Clayton.
+1 (0:28) L.J. Cason makes free throw 1 of 2.
3544
(0:28) L.J. Cason misses free throw 2 of 2.
(0:27) Nick Martinelli Defensive Rebound.
(0:06) Nick Martinelli misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(0:02) Yaxel Lendeborg Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) Trey McKenney misses 32-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Michigan Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

MICH

87Points75

30-69(43.5%)Field Goal(%)28-70(40.0%)

8-29(27.6%)3-Point(%)6-25(24.0%)

19-27(70.4%)Free Throw(%)13-14(92.9%)

47(17)Rebounds(Offensive)30(12)

21Assists14

6Steals7

8Blocks7

12Turnovers8

14(0)Fouls(Technical)22(0)

12Largest Lead16

Game Details

Wednesday, February 11, 2026 · 8:30 PM

Welsh-Ryan Arena · Evanston, IL

attendance: 7,039 (100%)

tv: BTN

spread: MICH -15.5

over/under: 153.5