After two thrilling last second wins over the past two days, Michigan’s Big Ten Tournament ended with a whimper. The Wolverines got taken to the cleaners by Purdue, losing 76-59 in a contest that didn’t seem that close for much of it.
The squad missed their first three shots, then hit eight of their next ten to basically keep pace with Purdue in the first half. The problem was that Michigan wasn’t taking high percentage shots and Purdue was. This team doesn’t have the size or the scheme to keep a lid on AJ Hammons, and he wasn’t going to have another inexplicably bad game against a much smaller, defensively challenged Michigan front line.