CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Michigan came to Illinois looking at a similar team in record, talent level and expectations.
The Wolverines left dispirited and devastated after being blown out of the State Farm Center Wednesday by Illinois, 85-69, reaching a new low in this rapidly descending season.
It looked awfully familiar with an opponent hitting open jumpers and bombing three-pointers. Yet this was worse than anything U-M (11-6, 1-3 Big Ten) had endured in its three competitive Big Ten games to open the season.
This was Illinois attacking early and never letting up, shooting 62.