WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) Elliot Cadeau scored 14 of his 17 points in the second half Tuesday night, and Aday Mara added 10 points and 11 rebounds to send No. 1 Michigan Wolverines past No. 7 Purdue Boilermakers 91-80.
Trey McKinney, Yaxel Lendeborg and L.J. Cason each had 13 points for the Wolverines, who won their 11th straight and took a big step toward capturing their first outright Big Ten regular-season title in five years.
The win came one day after Michigan (25-1, 15-1) moved into the nation’s top spot for the first time since January 2013.
It was the 7-foot-3 Mara’s early tone-setting presence that helped the Wolverines turn the tables on Purdue’s usually dominant front line as two-time national player of the year Zach Edey watched from the second row. Mara made each of his first four shots on the way to a 10-point, eight-rebound first half. He spent most of the second half in foul trouble, finishing 4 of 6 from the field as Michigan had a 39-31 rebounding advantage.
Trey Kaufman-Renn scored a season high 27 points to lead Boilermakers on a night most of his teammates struggled. Braden Smith added 20 points as the Boilermakers (21-5, 11-4) had their four-game winning streak end. They now trail Michigan by 3 1/2 games in the league race.
Michigan took control quickly by using an early 13-0 spurt to take a 23-10 lead. A 14-4 scoring flurry gave Michigan a comfortable 44-22 cushion with 4:23 left in the first half, forcing Purdue to futilely play catchup the rest of the night.
Michigan: Faces another stiff challenge against No. 3 Duke on Saturday in Washington.
Purdue: Hopes to even the season series against Indiana at home Friday night.
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| TOP SCORERS | |||||
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3
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E Cadeau G | 17PTS | 4REB | 7AST | |
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4
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T Kaufman-Renn F | 27PTS | 12REB | 0AST | |
| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| E. Cadeau | 17 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Y. Lendeborg | 13 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| M. Johnson Jr. | 12 | 11 | 2 | 5 |
| A. Mara | 10 | 11 | 3 | 5 |
| N. Burnett | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| T. McKenney | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| L. Cason | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| R. Gayle Jr. | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| W. Tschetter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| H. Hochberg | – | – | – | – |
| O. Goodman | – | – | – | – |
| H. Eisley Jr. | – | – | – | – |
| M. Kordel | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 91 | 36 | 24 | 17 |
| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| T. Kaufman-Renn | 27 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| B. Smith | 20 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| F. Loyer | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| O. Cluff | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| C. Cox | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| O. Mayer | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| J. Benter | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| G. Harris | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| D. Jacobsen | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| L. Murphy | – | – | – | – |
| S. King | – | – | – | – |
| J. Rayl | – | – | – | – |
| R. Burgess | – | – | – | – |
| A. Fine | – | – | – | – |
| J. Lusk | – | – | – | – |
| A. West Jr. | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 80 | 28 | 12 | 18 |