The Michigan Wolverines were outplayed in almost every statistical category against the No. 14 Illinois Fighting Illini on Thursday night and lost, 88-73.
Coming off of their first big win of the season against Ohio State on Monday, expectations were high for the Wolverines to repeat their performance against a ranked Big Ten opponent. Not to mention, being a 2.5-point underdog against a high-ranked team also could have lit a fire in this team.
The first half went as expected for Michigan — losing, but keeping the game close. The Wolverines did not lead at any point in the half, but they did not find themselves down more than six points and finally got production out of their bench that had been battling injuries all season long.