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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Michigan 86, Purdue 68
When: 9:00 PM ET, Friday, March 14, 2025
Where: Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana
Officials: # Brian Dorsey, # Kelly Pfeifer, # John Floyd
Attendance: 13951

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.

Sixth-seeded 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

Top Game Performances
 
Purdue   Michigan
Trey Kaufman-Renn 24 Scoring Danny Wolf 18
Braden Smith 6 Assists Danny Wolf 6
Trey Kaufman-Renn 9 Rebounds Danny Wolf 11
Trey Kaufman-Renn 6 Free Throws Made Roddy Gayle Jr. 5
Gicarri Harris 3 Steals Tre Donaldson 2
Braden Smith 1 Blocks Vladislav Goldin 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Purdue 68 33.8 7-22 17-22 11 31 1 3 5
Michigan 86 51.7 8-26 18-22 25 40 3 3 6