Game 30: Michigan at Illinois Recap | UM Hoops.com

Michigan pulled off the final word rope-a-dope to slog its manner into having an opportunity to win at Illinois. The Wolverines trailed for nearly all the second half however had a shot to win the sport on the buzzer. Hunter Dickinson’s publish contact missed.

After a five-minute extra time, it had one other probability to overlook the sport and answered with one other miss, a Joey Baker three that didn’t fall.

Ultimately, the Illini outlasted the Wolverines in a basic back-and-forth shootout, 91-87. The Wolverines’ closing alternative to tie the sport late within the second extra time didn’t even draw iron after a wonderfully designed sideline out-of-bounds set.

It was a terrific recreation for a impartial, however yet one more shut loss for a Michigan crew with an extended listing of these they need again. A basic efficiency by Hunter Dickinson and Kobe Bufkin was wasted as a result of the Wolverines couldn’t discover that one further possession they wanted to steal a win on the highway.

All that Juwan Howard’s crew would have hoped for in Champaign was a shot to win. They acquired two and neither went down.