National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Michigan 66, Illinois 57
When: 2:15 PM ET, Saturday, January 21, 2017
Where: Crisler Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Officials: # Terry Oglesby, # Ray Perone, # Larry Scirotto
Attendance: 12234

Junior D.J. Wilson scored 17 points and senior guard Zak Irvin added 15 points to help Michigan earn a 66-57 win over Illinois in a Big Ten Conference game on Saturday at Ann Arbor, Mich.

The Wolverines (13-7, 3-4 Big Ten) avenged an 85-69 defeat at Illinois (12-8, 2-5) on Jan. 11, a loss that led Illini senior center Maverick Morgan to call Michigan a "white collar" team.

None too pleased with those comments, Michigan used them as motivation, jumping out to a 34-24 lead at halftime before really pouring it on in the second half.

The Wolverines used a 10-0 run to take a 45-26 lead with 15:31 remaining in the game and ultimately built their lead to as many as 21 points in the second half in administering payback for the lopsided loss at Illinois.

Senior guard Derrick Walton had 13 points and a season-high 11 rebounds for Michigan, which will gear up for two major tests next week.

Michigan will host Indiana on Thursday before traveling to archrival Michigan State next Sunday.

In the first meeting at Illinois, the Fighting Illini shot 64.2 percent from the field overall, 9 of 14 from 3-point range and outrebounded Michigan, 30-17.

On Saturday, Michigan held Illinois to its second-lowest point total of the season, 43.5 percent shooting from the field overall and just 2 of 12 from 3-point range.

Michigan also outrebounded the Fighting Illini 30-27 and forced 17 Illinois turnovers.

Senior guard Malcom Hill scored 16 points in defeat for Illinois, which will host Iowa on Wednesday.
Top Game Performances
 
Illinois   Michigan
Malcolm Hill 16 Scoring D.J. Wilson 19
Malcolm Hill 4 Assists D.J. Wilson 5
Malcolm Hill 5 Rebounds Derrick Walton Jr 11
Malcolm Hill 6 Free Throws Made Derrick Walton Jr 4
Jalen Coleman-Lands 1 Steals Zak Irvin 2
Malcolm Hill 1 Blocks Duncan Robinson 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Illinois 57 45.8 2-12 11-14 9 27 2 4 17
Michigan 66 45.1 6-21 14-22 8 28 2 5 14