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Purdue 76, U-M 59: Wolverines bounced from B1Gs

INDIANAPOLIS – Now the Wolverines wait.

Sitting on the cut line for an NCAA tournament at-large berth, Michigan had a chance to seal itself into the Big Dance by beating Purdue today.

The No. 4 seed Boilermakers, however, were not interested that idea, and sent No. 8 seed Michigan home with a 76-59 loss in the Big Ten tournament semifinals at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

That places Michigan (22-12 overall) in the precarious situation entering Sunday night's selection show.

The best resume point is the Wolverines’ four wins over Top 30 RPI teams, including the quarterfinal upset of No.