Games like that one showcase why college basketball is such a beautiful sport.
In what felt like a tournament game, the Michigan Wolverines kept it closed with the fourth-ranked Purdue Boilermakers, but could not leave Mackey Arena victorious, losing 82-76.
While it’s never a good thing for your ninth loss of the season to come in the first week of February, Michigan showed some fight that has been hard to come by in so many losses this year.
Here are some takeaways from the loss.
Purdue’s offense is incredible, but Michigan was able to keep up
So many times this season, we’ve seen the Michigan offense look stagnant and struggle to find open looks.