Michigan scored a much-needed marquee win last night at home against Purdue. This game wasn't close, as Michigan led by nearly 30 with under 5 minutes to go. Michigan got Edey in foul trouble early, and were able to D him up pretty well in the second half when he almost got going a bit. Michigan then focused all their defensive attention on Ivey and forced Stefanovic to beat them with 3s--he went 1/5. Michigan outrebounded Purdue 35 to 25, and OREBs 12 to 7. Michigan had 21 assists to Purdue's 5(!). Michigan also halved Purdue's 14 TOs with 7. Just a complete beating.
This keeps Michigan's tourney hopes alive. They still need to win a ton of games this month, and a win at home over a ranked OSU on Saturday would be a big boost.
Michigan's rotation is tiny right now, with all 5 starters going 30+ minutes. But they all shot lights out:
Dickinson - 8/15, 4/6 for 3s
Brooks - 7/8, 4/4 for 3s
Diabate - 7/12, 0/1 for 3s
Houstan - 5/10, 4/6 for 3s
Jones - 4/7, 0 3s attempted, 10 assists, 5 TOs