No. 1 Purdue Takes Down Michigan 75-70 to Remain Unbeaten on the Road

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — In a battle between two of the Huge Ten’s premier put up gamers, Michigan’s Hunter Dickinson received the higher of Zach Edey on the scoring entrance, however No. 1 Purdue picked up a 75-70 victory on the street Thursday evening on the Crisler Middle.

Dickinson had a game-high 21 factors on 6-of-14 taking pictures, together with a trio of 3-pointers. Nevertheless, with out freshman guard Jett Howard within the lineup, the Wolverines couldn’t match up with the depth of the Boilermakers.

As fouls mounted for each groups all through the matchup, Purdue’s bench mixed for 23 factors, which propelled the workforce to a 20-1 document on the season and a 9-1 mark in Huge Ten play. The workforce is undefeated on the street.

The Boilermakers had three gamers in double figures, with Edey spearheading their offense by scoring 19 factors and going 9-of-16 from the sphere. The 7-foot-4 junior heart additionally pulled down a team-leading 9 rebounds and notched two blocks.

Edey began sizzling from the opening tip, scoring the primary seven factors for Purdue and tallying 15 factors on 7-of-12 taking pictures earlier than halftime. He took benefit of one-on-one alternatives within the paint, the place the workforce in the end outscored Michigan by a 40-30 margin.

Nevertheless, Dickinson answered the scoring problem by posting 14 factors of his personal, which included a pair of 3-pointers for the Wolverines within the opening interval. With out Howard within the lineup, the 7-foot-1 heart stretched the ground and accounted for 5 of their 11 pictures from deep within the first half.

In a back-and-forth begin to the matchup, the Boilermakers took management of the sport with a 15-0 run and led by as many as 13 factors earlier than the break. The backcourt duo of senior David Jenkins Jr. and freshman Fletcher Loyer mixed for 11 factors throughout the scoring surge.

Michigan ended the half with seven straight factors, however Purdue went into the locker room main 41-35. On prime of his team-high scoring whole, Edey added 4 rebounds and one block earlier than the beginning of the second half.

Loyer, who’s posted sturdy second-half performances this season, kickstarted the ultimate interval along with his solely 3-pointer of the sport. He scored 9 of his 17 factors after halftime and completed an ideal 8-of-8 from the foul line.

As scoring slowed for Edey and Dickinson, sophomore guard Kobe Bufkin stepped up for the Wolverines with 11 factors within the second half, ending with 16 on the evening. He scored 9 of their first 11 factors after the break.

After coping with foul hassle within the first half, freshman level guard Braden Smith logged 17 minutes to finish the sport and scored 10 factors to associate with two rebounds and two steals.

Coming off the bench behind Edey, redshirt freshman ahead Trey Kaufman-Renn went 4-of-4 from the ground and registered eight factors in simply 9 minutes. Coming into the matchup, he had a mixed seven factors within the final seven video games for the Boilermakers.

Jenkins matched Kaufman-Renn with eight factors as properly, going 2-of-2 from the 3-point line and 2-of-2 on his free-throw makes an attempt. Junior ahead Mason Gillis, who began for Purdue within the second half, added three factors, 4 rebounds and two assists with no turnover.

Michigan minimize its deficit to a few factors within the closing minute, however Loyer and junior guard Brandon Newman iced the sport by making 4 pictures from the foul line to flee Ann Arbor with a win. 

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