Michigan men's basketball took it to No. 3 Purdue on Thursday night with a huge 82-58 win at home. This comes five days after the Boilermakers beat Michigan 82-76 in West Lafayette.
Everything seemed to be going the Wolverines' way. The constant pressure from made threes and solid defense created a perfect storm for the upset.
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It felt like every shot was going down for Michigan. The Wolverines shot 57.1% from three (12-21). All five Wolverine starters had at least 11 points or more with Hunter Dickinson leading the way at 22 points. Purdue's bench did outscore Michigan's 22-2, but the starters were the biggest factor.
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Michigan's defense locked down everyone except Jaden Ivey who had 18 on the night. Other than Ivey, the rest of Purdue's starters totaled 18 points.
This is Michigan's first top-25 win of the 2021-22 season 鈥 prior to Thursday, the Wolverines were 0-3. Michigan will have five more opportunities to face AP Top-25 teams the rest of the season as of Feb. 10.
On Saturday, Feb. 12 Michigan will face No. 16 Ohio State at 6 p.m. ET and Purdue will wait until Sunday, Feb. 13 before taking on Maryland at 1 p.m. ET.
