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Michigan basketball just hums with unbeaten record start in sight

Michigan’s John Beilein recaps Illinois win on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019. The win ties record for program. Nick Baumgardner, Freep

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — John Beilein only remembers the loss that broke it.

Back in January of 2013, about two months before his first serious breakthrough as Michigan basketball's head coach, Beilein's team tied a program record with 16 straight wins.

"Somebody told me that we had the record, that we had 16 before," Beilein said Thursday night in Illinois. "This is how much I'll remember it: Someone says to me 'who did your 16th win come against the last time?