Purdue Boilermakers vs Michigan Wolverines Match Player Stats On Dec 01, 2018

Jordan Poole had 21 points and Jon Teske added 17 points and eight rebounds as undefeated Michigan cruised to a 76-57 victory over Purdue on Saturday in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Poole shot 8 for 9 from the field and made all five of his 3-point attempts. He also grabbed five rebounds.

Teske was 5 for 6 from the field and 5 for 6 from the free-throw line. No. 7 Michigan (8-0, 1-0 Big Ten) also got 12 points from Ignas Brazdeikis and 10 more from point guard Zavier Simpson, who also had a team-best seven assists.

Purdue's top player, Carsen Edwards, led his team with 19 points, but he shot just 7 for 21 from the field. Ryan Cline supplied 15 points on 6-for-8 shooting for the No. 19 Boilermakers (5-3, 0-1), including a trio of 3-pointers.

Michigan shot 47.3 percent from the field while holding Purdue to 35.5 percent shooting. The Wolverines also made half of their 3-point tries (13 of 26).

The Wolverines, who never trailed, held a slight edge in rebounding at 36-33. Purdue had a 15-9 advantage in second-chance points.

Michigan had two more turnovers than Purdue (11-9), but the Boilermakers failed to score a point off any of those takeaways.

Michigan led by 16, 44-28. at halftime.

The Wolverines had the hot hand from outside during the first 10 minutes, firing in six 3-pointers. Poole and Charles Matthews connected from long range during a 10-0 spurt that gave Michigan a 31-16 lead.

An Edwards jumper ended a Purdue scoring drought that lasted nearly six minutes. A Matthews 3-pointer re-established Michigan's 15-point lead, and Teske scored the last points of the half on a bucket with 1:59 left.

A Simpson layup in the opening minute of the second half extended the Wolverines' lead to 18. Another Simpson layup with 14:29 remaining pushed the advantage to 20 at 60-40.

Purdue tried to mount a comeback as it reeled off eight straight points, capped by an Aaron Wheeler 3-pointer, to make it 62-50. But Michigan answered with eight unanswered points of its own. Teske and Poole made 3-pointers during that spurt.

--Field Level Media