What a wild 24 hours for Michigan.
First, the team plane aborted a takeoff and slid off the runway at Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti Township. Now today, the Wolverines are advancing in the Big Ten tournament with a 75-55 win over Illinois, while wearing practice jerseys.
Derrick Walton had 19 points for the Wolverines (21-11). Zak Irvin had 18 and Mohammed-Ali Abdur-Rahkman had 17.
"They needed this," Michigan coach John Beilein said immediately after the game on BTN. "They just needed to go out and play basketball.
"They need a good meal. They need to go and hug their parents.