- Michigan (No. 16 ESPN/USA Today, No. 13 AP) came to Illinois knowing another clunker of a performance such as the one the Wolverines had their last time out to Purdue would kill their hopes of a Big Ten title. Something, Wolverine coach John Beilein told his team, had to change. Tim Hardaway Jr. took that message to heart, putting in extra gym time to fix shooting he said have been off for weeks. The work paid off and the sophomore scored 25 points, pulled down 14 rebounds and led the Wolverines to a 72-61 win over the fading Illini on Thursday.
