Despite Michigan trying to make things interesting in the waning minutes, Purdue escaped the Crisler Center following a game the Boilermakers controlled relatively early on. Matt Painter’s team tied it up at 20 around the 11-minute mark, took the lead at 31-28 with 7:22 left in the first half, and never looked back. Michigan hit a few improbable shots in the final minute to cut down what was a nine-point lead with 45 seconds remaining to a one-possession game with seven seconds left.
Michigan did get off to a hot start, at one point leading Purdue 13-7 (with all of the Boilers’ points coming from Zach Edey until Mason Gillis found Ethan Morton for three), but the six-point lead would end up being their largest of the evening.