The Wolverines have lost two of their past three games, including a 27-point shellacking suffered at the hands of the Purdue Boilermakers on Friday. As a result, Michigan (14-5 overall, 6-2 Big Ten) has fallen out of the latest Associated Press Top 25 rankings.

Almost everything that could go wrong did go wrong for Michigan basketball as the Wolverines trailed by 25 at halftime en route to a rout by Purdue.

After struggling the past few weeks, the Michigan Wolverines had a big opportunity to not only rebound but thrive, going on the road to face No. 11 Purdue. However, Michigan basketball started out flat in West Lafayette, turning the ball over twice early and allowing the Boilermakers to jump out to a 6-0 lead.

"Sometimes these things happen," Michigan basketball coach Dusty May said. "We're going to learn from this and we've got a lot of basketball to play."

Michigan (14-5, 6-2), which plays host to Penn State on Monday night, dropped from the Top 25 after losing its lone game last week, 91-64 at then-No. 11 Purdue. The Wolverines lea

The Boilermakers haven't lost back-to-back games at Mackey Arena since February 2020, but Michigan basketball has a shot to change that Friday night.

The Michigan State women's basketball team rode a couple of lopsided victories last week to the biggest jump within the Associated Press Top 25.