Veronica Burton hits 2 FTs in 2nd OT, Northwestern beats Michigan
EVANSTON, Ill. - Veronica Burton hit two tiebreaking free throws in the closing seconds, Jillian Brown scored a career-high 18 points, and Northwestern beat a top-four team for the first time in 40 years, squeezing past No. 4 Michigan 71-69 in double overtime.
The Wildcats (14-9, 6-6 Big Ten) had not beaten a team ranked this high since taking out No. 3 Long Beach on Jan. 16, 1982. Their most recent victory over a top-five opponent was over No. 5 Ohio State on No. 5 Ohio State on Jan. 14, 2016.
Burton made up for a rough afternoon when she made those winning free throws after getting fouled on an inbounds pass.
The Wildcats' star finished with 13 points on 2-for-13 shooting to go with 13 assists.
Naz Hillmon scored 16 and became the fourth Michigan player with 2,000 points.