February 15, 2016
(vol. 124, iss. 73)
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… game- high 22 points and was the only Wolverine to reach double digits in scoring. In the first half, it looked like Purdue’s big men would overpower Michigan’s, just as they had five weeks…
… putting in easy buckets. Forward Isaac Haas did the same against Michigan forwards Mark Donnal and Moritz Wagner, using his 7-foot- 2 frame to bully them down low, but the Wolverines were able to…
… this team can win in more than one way. The win gives Michigan its second victory over a ranked opponent, the other coming last month against No. 3 Maryland, and helps boost the Wolverines resume…
… shape and will continue to evaluate his playing time. size disadvantage, though, the Wolverines played one of their more inspired, physical games of the season and wound up beating the Boilermakers…
… three or more boards. With the performance, the Wolverines effectively proved they have what it takes to pull off what they called a “gritty, not pretty” win without shooting particularly well…
… just (a 3-point shooting team).” Despite giving up 35 pounds in his defensive matchup with Swanigan, junior forward Zak Irvin was crucial to the Wolverines’ effort. Swanigan still finished…
…, including a huge mid-range floater that gave the Wolverines a 57-56 lead with 1:09 remaining in the game. “Zak was the key guy,” Beilein said. “There’s always a matchup with another team that maybe we…
… can exploit, and we tried to use whoever was guarding Zak.” Irvin was really the only Wolverine who had any kind of shooting success, finishing as the only double-digit scorer and hitting four of…
… Michigan’s five 3-pointers. His explosion was key on a day when the Wolverines’ best scorers couldn’t knock down shots. Junior guard Derrick Walton Jr. only made one basket Saturday, and senior guard…
… upset on a day when the Wolverines honored the late Chad Carr and his family’s ChadTough foundation. “If you look at this (box score), we outrebounded Purdue — that may be the only time you ever…