"But they looked every bit of the best team in the country on Tuesday at Mackey Arena, comprehensively dispatching No. 7 Purdue, 91-80. Michigan led for the final 33 minutes and its lead expanded to as many as 20 points late in the first half. "We needed to deliver a lot of punches, whether it was the first or second," coach Dusty May said. "We knew this was going to go all 10 [rounds]. If we took a shot, we knew we had to respond and our guys did that over the course of the game. That was impressive the way they answered those runs with really sound play.""
"Michigan's differentiator this season has been its size, and 7-foot-3 Aday Mara was the game-changer in the paint in the first half before foul trouble forced him to the bench for much of the second period. There was a sequence midway through the first half that epitomized his impact at both ends of the floor. He began by forcing Oscar Cluff into a missed shot at the rim, followed it up with an assist to Roddy Gayle Jr. for a layup, then altered Braden Smith's attempt at the rim, and capped the stretch by tipping out an offensive rebound that resulted in a Cason 3. Mara finished the first half with 10 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assi"
Michigan moved to No. 1 in the AP poll and then defeated No. 7 Purdue 91-80 at Mackey Arena, leading the final 33 minutes and expanding its lead to as many as 20 points late in the first half. Purdue scored the first two baskets and led after seven minutes, but Michigan took the lead on a pair of LJ Cason free throws with 12:50 remaining in the first half and never trailed. Cason's foul shots ignited a 16-0 run that quieted the Purdue crowd. Coach Dusty May praised the team's responses to runs, and 7-foot-3 Aday Mara altered multiple plays and provided early momentum inside.
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