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Live UM blog: Wolverines go from crash to B1G Champs

Wednesday afternoon, Michigan's team plane aborted its takeoff and crashed through barricades at Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti Township.

Sunday afternoon, following a 71-56 win over Wisconsin, the Wolverines are Big Ten champions.

Derrick Walton Jr. had 22 points for Michigan (24-11), while D.J. Wilson had 17 and Zak Irvin had 15.

"We came through a lot and had a lot of trials and tribulations," Walton said in a postgame interview on CBS.

Bronson Koenig had 15 points for the Badgers (25-9), while Ethan Happ and Nigel Hayes had 14 points and 11 rebounds each.