Michigan coach Dusty May was thoroughly impressed by the environment at Purdue's Mackey Arena on Friday night, calling it, 'more impressive' than he thought.
Dusty May had an interesting comparison for Michigan’s home crowd based on the intensity during the 76-72 win over Penn State. The Monday night win pushed the Wolverines’ record to 15-5 on the season,
Purdue fans were fired up early after an impressive sequence from CJ Cox, in which he turned a steal into a layup, followed by a huge 3-pointer vs. Michigan.
After blowing a 16-point lead in their last outing against Ohio State, No. 11 Purdue (16-5, 8-2) came into their home building with bad intent, and the Wolverines were their victims. The Boilermakers jumped to a 13-2 lead to start the game and never looked back, delivering a 91-64 beatdown of No. 21 Michigan (14-5, 6-2) on Friday night.
Had Purdue not gone a slovenly 14-for-21 from the free throw line, it would have been even worse. The turnover margin was 22-6. Michigan finished with two more turnovers than field goals, six more than assists or fouls. You had a fun evening, didn’t you Mackey?
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