Michigan put an end to one streak and added to another.
Behind another 20-point performance from senior forward Isaiah Livers and another stout defensive effort, the No. 7 Wolverines took down surging Purdue, 70-53, Friday at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Ind.
Livers finished with 22 points and senior guard Eli Brooks scored 11 for Michigan (13-1, 8-1 Big Ten), which took advantage of Iowa’s loss to Indiana to create some separation near the midway point of the conference race.
The Wolverines led by as much as 15 in the first half and by double digits the entire second half en route to its fifth straight win over the Boilermakers.