No. 22 Michigan routs No. 20 Purdue in Big Ten quarterfinals

Field Level Media|published: Sat 15th March, 24:02 2025

Michigan guard Tre Donaldson (3) dribbles against Purdue during the first half of Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind. on Friday, March 14, 2025.

No. 22 Michigan held No. 20 Purdue to 22-of-65 shooting from the floor, and the Wolverines pulled away in the second half of their Big Ten tournament quarterfinal matchup on Friday in Indianapolis, 86-68.

After giving up the game's first six points, Michigan (23-9), the tournament's No. 3 seed, answered with a 12-0 run. The 2:50 spurt gave the Wolverines a lead they never relinquished.

Purdue (22-11) cut what had grown to a 15-point Michigan lead down to nine on a Gicarri Harris basket with 7:01 remaining in the second half. The Wolverines answered with a 7-0 run and held the Boilermakers scoreless for nearly three minutes to put the game away.

Michigan's big-man duo of Danny Wolf and Vladislav Goldin led the way on both ends of the floor. Wolf scored a team-high 18 points, grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds and matched Purdue guard Braden Smith with a game-high six assists.

Goldin added 15 points, eight rebounds and contributed to the Wolverines' stingy defensive effort with a pair of blocked shots.

On the perimeter, Michigan coach Dusty May said before the Big Ten tournament that the Wolverines would need a big performance from Tre Donaldson. Donaldson responded on Friday with 3-of-8 shooting from 3-point range en route to 13 points, five assists and a pair of steals.

Purdue's Trey Kaufman-Renn led all scorers with 24 points, but faced physical defense from Michigan's lengthy frontcourt. Kaufman-Renn shot only 9-of-24 from the floor and was forced into three of the Boilermakers' five total turnovers.

Smith shot 5-of-18 from the floor, including 2-of-10 from 3-point range. The Purdue guard finished with 12 points.

No other Boilermakers scorer reached double-figures.

With the win, Michigan advances to Saturday's semifinal to face Maryland. The second-seeded Terrapins routed No. 7 seed Illinois earlier on Friday, 88-65.

Maryland won the one regular-season matchup with Michigan, beating the Wolverines on the road on March 5, 71-65.

--Field Level Media

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