In their final regular season game against a ranked opponent, the Michigan Wolverines put up a good fight against the No. 3 Purdue Boilermakers. Michigan actually outscored Purdue in the second half, but still lost its fifth game in a row, 84-76.
Purdue has been one of the top teams in the country all season and crushed the Wolverines by 32 at Mackey Arena a month ago. The Boilermakers were favored by 13.5 points on DraftKings before the game, but Michigan stayed competitive throughout this one despite Zach Edey dominating in the paint.
Michigan didn’t give up after Purdue went on a lengthy run towards the end of the first half.