Without Caris LeVert, who leads Michigan with 17.6 points per game and 5.2 assists per game, the Wolverines have had to play two of the top defenses in the Big Ten in Purdue and Maryland.
Michigan kept it close for the most part against Purdue in an 87-70 loss—a score that doesn’t necessarily reflect how the game went. The Wolverines struggled getting things going in the paint with a pair of 7-footers down low, but they did shoot 40.7 percent from deep.
Another key to staying competitive: they only turned it over eight times, almost two turnovers less than the season average.