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Eli Brooks had 18 points and five rebounds, Isaiah Livers tossed in 17 points, and Michigan defeated Northwestern 79-54 in Evanston, Ill., on Wednesday.

Austin Davis added nine points off the bench and Jon Teske chipped in six points and a team-high eight rebounds for Michigan (15-9 overall, 6-7 Big Ten). The Wolverines have won four of their last five games following a four-game losing streak.

Jared Jones had 12 points and Miller Kopp supplied 10 for the last-place Wildcats (6-17, 1-12). A.J. Turner added nine points for Northwestern, which has dropped eight consecutive games.

The Wolverines shot 46.9 percent from the field and limited the Wildcats to 32.2 percent shooting. Michigan also controlled the lane, out-rebounding Northwestern 45-32 and outscoring the Wildcats 42-22 in the paint.

Northwestern was up 13-6 in the early going but Michigan then assumed command. The Wolverines took the lead with 10 unanswered points, capped by a Franz Wagner 3-pointer.

A string of 13 consecutive Michigan points a short time later made it 33-18. Davis started that run with a layup, and Teske finished it off with a dunk.

A Kopp jumper ended that outburst. Livers converted a layup in the final minute to give Michigan the 38-23 lead at halftime.

The Wolverines reeled off 10 unanswered points early in the second half to make it 48-25. Livers scored in the lane and Teske had another dunk. Zavier Simpson, Wagner and Teske made layups to complete that outburst.

A Jones layup ended Northwestern's scoring drought.

Northwestern showed some signs of life midway through the half with an 11-2 run that included five points from Kopp. That cut the Wolverines' lead to 12 points at 58-46.

Brooks then hit a 3-pointer, and the Wildcats couldn't muster another run.

--Field Level Media