No. 20 Michigan trailed by 10 in the second half, took its first lead with 5:33 left, lost it a couple times after, and did enough in crunch time to move into first place in the Big Ten. Michigan State (10-2) was set for a 9 p.m. tip at home against Indiana.

"Probably the loudest it's been in (Crisler Center during my career), at least top two or three," Will Tschetter said over U-M's win over Purdue.

Michigan, which claimed the top spot with a 75-73 victory against No. 7 Purdue on Tuesday night. The 20th-ranked Wolverines (19-5, 11-2 Big Ten) avenged a 27-point loss last month at Purdue’s Mackey Arena and moved a half-game ahead of the Boilermakers in the conference standings.