Free Press sports writers Nick Baumgardner, Orion Sang and Shawn Windsor break down Michigan basketball's win over North Carolina on Nov. 28, 2018. Nick Baumgardner and Shawn Windsor and Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press
No. 7 Michigan opens conference play Saturday.
And it'll do so against a team that gave the Wolverines plenty of trouble last season — No. 19 Purdue.
Last season, the Boilermakers won two of three against Michigan. Several key contributors from both sides have moved on since then.
Purdue, though, still has plenty of star power in point guard Carsen Edwards.