The Wolverines have lost two of their past three games, including a 27-point shellacking suffered at the hands of the Purdue Boilermakers on Friday. As a result, Michigan (14-5 overall, 6-2 Big Ten) has fallen out of the latest Associated Press Top 25 rankings.
The Michigan State Spartans have maintained a 13-game win streak, going undefeated over the past two months, but there has been criticism surrounding who the Spartans have played.
Purdue saw a 16-point first half lead against Ohio State vanish in a loss. Friday against Michigan, the Boilers kept pouring it on.
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The Michigan Wolverines head to West Lafayette to take on the Purdue Boilermakers in a battle of two of the Big Ten's best men's basketball teams.
Michigan coach Dusty May gave a lot of credit to Purdue's competitiveness on Friday night, saying the Boilermakers had a 'different look' vs. the Wolverines.
While Purdue was carried by center Zach Edey last season, this year's team is far less imposing in the paint and ranks 134th in rebounding rate. Meanwhile, Michigan is 21st in rebounding rate and is anchored by a pair of seven-footers in Vladislav Goldin and Danny Wolf.
Almost everything that could go wrong did go wrong for Michigan basketball as the Wolverines trailed by 25 at halftime en route to a rout by Purdue.
No. 10 Purdue faces the Indiana Hoosiers after Braden Smith scored 24 points in Purdue's 91-64 victory against the Michigan Wolverines
The Purdue Boilermakers have been on a roll in January and want to keep the good times going against rival Indiana.
Purdue men's basketball looks to continue its dominance as Indiana fights to keep its March Madness hopes alive.
The Purdue women's basketball team returns to Mackey Arena to open a two-game homestand on Thursday night when it hosts Nebraska at 7