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Michigan basketball draws comparisons to Michigan football after ugly loss to Illinois

ESPN's Dan Shulman and Jay Bilas were all of us Tuesday night as Michigan basketball suffered through a home blowout vs. Illinois.

The Wolverines entered the game on a seven-game winning streak and only one loss in 19 games. The Illini entered the game missing their best player, Ayo Dosunmu, who was injured in the team's sixth loss of the season, last week vs. Michigan State.

Illinois left Ann Arbor with a 76-53 win; the first time Illinois beat a top-two team on the road. Tuesday's win was the Illini's third in a row vs.