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Game 11: Wisconsin at Michigan Recap

We’re officially past the point of searching for a test difficult enough that it will invalidate what Michigan has done this season. There’s no more downplaying how good this team is after tonight’s blowout win over the Badgers. Good teams don’t do that to Wisconsin...

Michigan’s defense makes a statement in Wisconsin blowout

Greg Gard’s mask was down. The Wisconsin coach sat stone-faced, dazed as if he had just gotten smacked. He trudged to the huddle. What do you tell a team in the middle of the wrong side of a 41-6 run? “I thought their aggressiveness and...

Video: Juwan Howard, Michigan players talk win over Wisconsin

Juwan Howard, Franz Wagner, Isaiah Livers and Austin Davis met with the media after Michigan’s blowout win over Wisconsin.

Video: Greg Gard recaps loss at Michigan

Wisconsin coach Greg Gard met with the media after Michigan’s blowout win in Ann Arbor.

Photo Gallery: Michigan 77, Wisconsin 54

Game 11: Wisconsin at Michigan Open Thread

Michigan and Wisconsin will tip at 7 p.m. tonight (ESPN). Read the game preview, dive into the film room, and then join the discussion in the open thread during tonight’s game.

Film Room: A closer look at Juwan Howard’s expanding playbook

Film Room is an X’s and O’s breakdown of Michigan basketball by Gibson Pyper. Pyper has diagrammed almost every offense in college and professional basketball at The Basketball Playbook and is an expert on the X’s and O’s of the game. If you want to...

Game 11: Wisconsin at Michigan Preview

After a weekend off, Michigan hosts Wisconsin tonight (7 p.m., ESPN) for the first top-10 matchup at the Crisler Center since February 2019. Wisconsin has only played one road game in conference (an 85-76 win in East Lansing) and dropped a non-conference game at Marquette....

Wisconsin set to provide Michigan with toughest test yet

For weeks, as Michigan’s schedule has gradually grown more difficult, the Wolverines have passed each test with flying colors. Their first KenPom top-100 opponent, UCF, was beaten by 22 points. Impressive performances followed against Penn State and Maryland — the first top-50 opponents. Then, on...

Video: Juwan Howard, Isaiah Livers preview Wisconsin

Juwan Howard and Isaiah Livers hosted Zoom calls with Michigan media today to preview Wednesday’s top-10 matchup against Wisconsin.

Mid-January thoughts on the Big Ten

We last checked in on the Big Ten around Christmas and the last few weeks have provided some clarity to an entirely confusing conference. The league appears to have contenders at the top of the pile, but sorting through the 5th through 13th task remains...

Podcast: A meltdown at Michigan State and a big Michigan-Wisconsin preview

Brendan and Dylan make sense of Michigan State’s meltdown against Purdue and discuss some of the problems facing this MSU roster. Then they hop over to Michigan to discuss U-M’s win over Minnesota and look ahead to Tuesday’s big game against Wisconsin. Listen to “A...

Five takeaways from Michigan’s win over Minnesota

Michigan is still perfect on the season and seems to play better each time it takes the floor. The Wolverines blew Minnesota out at the Crisler Center on Wednesday night and proved that they are legitimate contenders in the Big Ten. Here are five takeaways...

Game 10: Minnesota at Michigan Recap

Once again, Michigan took the court for a game that was supposed to be its most difficult test of the season. Once again, the Wolverines turned it into a laugher before the second media timeout in the second half. Michigan rattled off an 8-0 run...

In a chaotic Big Ten, Michigan looks like a contender

No more hedging or equivocating or asking who this Michigan basketball team has really played. No more waiting for a real test or wondering if they’ll keep it up when the schedule gets tough. This team is good. More than good, it’s a contender for...