Michigan vs. Purdue: Score, highlights from Wolverines' Big Ten championship win

Gilbert McGregor

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Michigan's first win over Purdue in the 2017-18 season could not have come at a better time. 

The No. 5 seed Wolverines defeated the No. 1 seed Boilermakers 75-66 in the Big Ten Tournament Championship Sunday evening. It was the fourth game in as many days for Michigan, who won its second consecutive conference tournament title.

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Despite having one fewer day of rest than Purdue, Michigan was the sharper team throughout the game. It took the Wolverines nearly 25 minutes of game play to commit its first turnover, and the team assisted on 18 of its 26 made field goals in the game. 

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Michigan held Purdue, a 42.4 percent 3-point shooting team, to 4/17 shooting from beyond the arc Sunday. The Boilermakers leading scorer Carsen Edwards (18.7 points per game), finished with 12 points on 25 percent shooting.

Moe Wagner (17 points), Muhammad-Ali Abdur Rahkman (15 points) and Jon Teske (14 points) led the Wolverines in scoring, while sophomore guard Zavier Simpson (10 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists) was a floor general down the stretch for Michigan. Wagner was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player and Michigan became just the third team to win back-to-back Big Ten Conference Tournament championships and the first to do so since 2011.

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Michigan earned an automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Tournament with the conference tournament win, but will not play again for at least 11 days due to the atypical early end date of the Big Ten Tournament this season. 

Sporting News provided live updates throughout the championship game. 

Michigan vs. Purdue score, highlights

All times Eastern.

Final: Michigan 75, Purdue 66

6:50 p.m.:  6-11 junior Moe Wagner finished with 17 points on 7/11 shooting in Sunday's championship win. Wagner averaged 15.8 points and 6.5 rebounds in Michigan's four conference tournament wins and was named the Most Outstanding Player.

6:39 p.m.:  The final buzzer rings and the Michigan Wolverines have won the Big Ten Conference championship for the second consecutive year. Michigan is the third team in conference tournament history to win in back-to-back seasons and the first team to do so since 2011.

6:37 p.m.:  Things got interesting down the stretch, mainly due to Michigan's poor free-throw shooting. But the Wolverines big lead will allow them to hold on.

6:35 p.m.:  A 12-3 Purdue run cuts the Michigan lead to seven points with 50.6 seconds left in the game. The Boilermakers are frantically pressing and playing the free-throw game, but are out of timeouts.

6:32 p.m.:  Timeout on the floor. Michigan holds a 10 point lead as the score is 73-63 with 2:02 left in the game. Purdue is attempting to rally but it may prove to be too little, too late.

6:22 p.m.:  We've reached the final media timeout of the game and Michigan leads 68-52, with 3:52 remaining. Purdue has shot an ice cold 21.4 percent from 3-point range tonight while Michigan has connected on eight of its 22 attempts. All signs indicate that the Wolverines will repeat as the Big Ten Conference Tournament champions. 

6:10 p.m.:  Michigan has built its lead behind hot 3-point shooting in the second half. Michigan has led by as much as 17 tonight.

6:05 p.m.:  There's 7:52 left and the Wolverines hold a 62-47 lead over Purdue, outscoring them 24-14 so far in the second half. Purdue is going to have to turn things around quickly if they look to have a chance to make this a game down the stretch.

5:56 p.m.:  With 11:04 remaining in the game, Michigan leads Purdue 56-44. Moe Wagner leads all scorers with 17 points, 10 coming in the second half, including this difficult corner three.

5:48 p.m.:  It takes Michigan nearly 25 minutes of game play to commit its first turnover of the day. The Wolverines' attention to detail has proven to be the difference so far.

5:43 p.m.:  Michigan goes on an 8-0 run and Matt Painter has seen enough. Purdue calls a timeout down 48-37 with 15:49 remaining in the game.

5:37 p.m.:  The second half begins, as Michigan is 20 minutes away from repeating as Big Ten Conference Tournament Champions.

Halftime: Michigan 38, Purdue 33

5:19 p.m.:  Some first half stats:

Purdue, a 42.4 percent 3-point shooting team heading into today, shot 2/8 from deep in the first half. Purdue had four assists and four turnovers in the first half while Michigan assisted on 10 of its 16 made field goals and did not turn the ball over. Purdue's rebounding kept them in the game; the Boilermakers outrebounded Michigan 20-13 and grabbed seven offensive rebounds. Michigan was led by Jon Haske's 12 first half points while Isaac Haas paced Purdue with 11 points, but Haas failed to score in the final 8:23 of the first half.

5:10 p.m.:  Jon Teske! Michigan's 7-1 sophomore has scored 12 points in 10 minutes today. Michigan leads Purdue 34-31 at the final media timeout of the half. 

5:03 p.m.:  7:52 remains in the first half and Michigan remains ahead, 22-19. Purdue's Isaac Haas has scored 11 of the team's 19 points, while Michigan has used a more balanced attack. Seven different Wolverines have scored, Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman and Jon Teske both lead the way for Michigan with six points each.

4:52 p.m.:  Michigan holds an 18-13 lead over Purdue at the under-12 minute media timeout. Purdue leading scorer Carsen Edwards (18.7 points per game) has yet to score.

4:47 p.m.:  The Wolverines have come out firing on all cylinders. They hold a 16-9 lead heading into the first media timeout. Michigan has made six out of its first 10 field goals including two 3-pointers. Purdue's Isaac Hass leads all scorers with seven points.

4:43 p.m.:  Both teams are making the most of their presence inside. The game's first 14 points were scored by the bigs.

4:38 p.m.:  Purdue wins the tip and we are underway at Madison Square Garden.

3:40 p.m.:  The stage is set:

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Gilbert McGregor first joined The Sporting News in 2018 as a content producer for Global editions of NBA.com. Before covering the game, McGregor played basketball collegiately at Wake Forest, graduating with a Communication degree in 2016. McGregor began covering the NBA during the 2017-18 season and has been on hand for a number of league events.