Ann Arbor — A couple crucial calls didn’t go Michigan’s way in the final seconds against No. 5 Purdue.
But that’s not what cost the Wolverines the game. According to coach John Beilein, his team’s 3-point shooting defense was to blame for Tuesday’s 70-69 down-to-the-wire loss.
Purdue shot 57.1 percent (12-for-21) from 3-point range and the 12 made 3-pointers were the most allowed by Michigan this season. The previous high was 10 by Central Michigan in the second game of the nonconference schedule.
“It’s ridiculous. That was the difference in the game,” Beilein said Tuesday.