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Game 20: Purdue at Michigan Recap

Michigan’s offense got everything it wanted for the first quarter of its 75-70 loss to Purdue on Thursday night. Hunter Dickinson hit jumpers, and the ball screen offense spread out Purdue and manufactured quality looks. The Wolverines scored a breezy 28 points on their first...

Five takeaways from Michigan’s loss to Purdue

Thursday’s tilt with Purdue offered Michigan a prime opportunity to register a marquee win, one that could bolster a meager NCAA Tournament resume. Instead, the No. 1 Boilermakers proved their might, dashing Michigan’s hopes with a 75-70 victory.  “It definitely felt like another one of...

Video: Juwan Howard, Michigan players recap Purdue loss

Juwan Howard, Hunter Dickinson and Joey Baker addressed the media after Michigan lost at home to Purdue.

Photo Gallery: Purdue 75, Michigan 70

Game 20: Purdue at Michigan Open Thread

Michigan and Purdue have a late night 9 p.m. tip tonight at the Crisler Center. Read the preview and then join the discussion on our message board before, during and after tonight’s game.

Game 20: Purdue at Michigan Preview

There’s a tendency to downplay college basketball teams that know exactly what they are because they become so consistent with how they win that it grows stale. After watching 20 games, we poke and prod and attempt to suggest why a successful plan will fall...

Podcast: Michigan-Purdue preview and why the two-big lineup works

Dylan and Eric discuss Michigan’s matchup with Purdue including why Hunter Dickinson’s jumper is so important and what the Wolverines might try to do to slow down Zach Edey. Then they dive into the Tarris Reed Jr. and Hunter Dickinson lineups and answer some mailbag...

Form Tracker: January 25th, 2023

Welcome to Form Tracker, a weekly feature where we rate Michigan players based on their individual performance on a 1-through-10 scale to sort through the ebbs and flows of the college basketball season and track how players progress and develop. The ratings are set on...

Michigan prepares for challenge against Edey, No. 1 Purdue

After rattling off all of the attributes that make Purdue the top-ranked team in the nation, Juwan Howard resorted to a plea for help.  “So if you have any answers on how to stop them, or help us offensively, please, I’m all ears,” Howard said,...

Video: Juwan Howard previews Purdue matchup

Juwan Howard met with the media on Wednesday to preview Michigan’s Thursday night game against Purdue and provide an update on Jett Howard, who didn’t practice on Monday.

Podcast: What’s wrong at Ohio State?

Adam Jardy of the Columbus Dispatch joins the pod to discuss Ohio State’s recent skid, Zed Key’s struggles and injury, how Chris Holtmann keeps finding first-round talent, whether Holtmann is on the proverbial hot seat, and much more. Listen to “What's wrong at Ohio State?”...

Subscriber Ask Me Anything: January 24th, 2023

It’s time for our monthly subscriber ‘Ask Me Anything’! Any member can ask a question, all you have to do is log in to the message board and add it to the thread. I’ll be answering questions throughout the day. You can submit your question...

Five takeaways from Michigan’s win over Minnesota

Michigan knocked off Minnesota on Sunday afternoon to move to 5-3 in Big Ten play, but it wasn’t a perfect afternoon of basketball. The Wolverines never got in gear offensively and couldn’t pull away from the last-place Golden Gophers. From injuries to adjustments, and everything...

Michigan entering pivotal stretch with more questions than answers

Hunter Dickinson wouldn’t call it an ugly win. Neither would Juwan Howard, who went so far to say that every coach in the Big Ten would agree with Dickinson.  “The Big Ten — and it goes back to years before me, while I was here...

Game 19: Minnesota at Michigan Recap

Minnesota at home was supposed to be a get-right spot for Juwan Howard’s squad; instead, it was a 40-minute slog of a basketball game. The Wolverines started slow, lost star freshman Jett Howard to an ankle injury, and never managed to pull away from the...