michigan last won the big ten in 2015.
michigan last won the big ten in 2015.
when did michigan last win the big ten?
2015
after a bye in the first round of the 2016 big ten conference men's basketball tournament, michigan played northwestern on march 10. michigan scored 16 consecutive points early to take a 16–3 lead. northwestern cut the lead to two points before michigan took a nine-point lead into the half. michigan opened up a 12-point lead a couple of times in the second half before northwestern took a 55–54 lead with 3:27 remaining. on northwestern's final possession of regulation, alex olah forced overtime with a rebound and a field goal. in overtime, robinson made a three-point shot to tie the score at 70 with 46.5 seconds remaining. irvin scored the game-winning basket in front of his hometown crowd at bankers life fieldhouse with 3.3 seconds left. robinson led the way with 21 points; while irvin added 19 points and eight rebounds and abdur-rahkman posted 14 points. this was just the second overtime game in michigan's big ten tournament history. michigan defeated purdue, 79–73, on march 14, 1999. the game marked irvin's 100th career game with michigan, becoming just the 64th wolverine to reach the milestone. on march 11, michigan defeated no. 1-seeded (#10/#10) indiana in the quarterfinals of the big ten tournament, 72–69. kameron chatman scored the game-winning three-pointer as time expired to give the wolverines the win. irvin led the way with a team-high 17 points, while walton set a big ten tournament single-game record with 12 assists. robinson again put michigan in position to win by tying the score with a three-point shot with 46 seconds remaining. michigan recorded six three-pointers in the game, to set a new single-season program record for three-pointers in a season with 320, surpassing the previous record of 319 set during the 2013–14 season. on march 12, michigan lost to (#13/#13) purdue in the semifinals of the big ten tournament, 59–76. purdue opened the game with an 8–0 scoring run and took a 38–30 lead into halftime. after trailing by as many as 17 early in the second half, the wolverines fought back to within six only to be outscored 16–5 in the last 7:35 of the game. abdur-rahkman led the way with 15 points, while walton added 14 points and irvin posted 11 points. michigan recorded six three-pointers in the game to extend their single-season record for three-pointers in a season to 326. with five assists in the game, walton is now tied for third-most assists in a single big ten tournament with 22, with brent darby (2003). robinson recorded his 90th three-pointer of the season, becoming just the fifth wolverine in history to reach the milestone in a single season. irvin was selected to the all-tournament team.
2015–16 michigan wolverines men's basketball team
in the january 2 big ten conference opener against minnesota, michigan won its fifth consecutive game against minnesota and its fifth consecutive game at the williams arena. after winning two games by a combined 50 points last year, michigan beat northwestern 74–51 to mark its sixth straight victory over the wildcats. the team gave nebraska its first loss in the new pinnacle bank arena on january 9, its first five-game win streak since the 2013 ncaa tournament. by beating penn state on january 14, michigan won its first four conference games for the first time since the 2002–03 team won its first six games. in the game stauskas had a game-high 21 points, a team-high five assists and six rebounds. on january 18 michigan defeated (#3 ap, #3 coaches) wisconsin at the kohl center for the first time since the 1998–99 team won on february 27, 1999 against the 1998–99 badgers, ending an 11-game losing streak at wisconsin. it was the highest-ranked team to lose to michigan on the road, surpassing a victory over #5 duke on december 5, 1964 by the cazzie russell-led 1964–65 team. after the win, michigan returned to the national polls (#21, #t25). on january 21 stauskas was the big ten conference player of the week for the first time, leading the conference in scoring and 20-point games. on january 22 michigan defeated (#10, #10) iowa, matching the 6–0 start of the 2002–03 team and the wolverines' first defeat of consecutive top-10 opponents since the 1996–97 team defeated #10 duke and #6 arizona. it was the first time michigan defeated consecutive top-10 opponents in consecutive games since the 1992–93 team defeated #5 north carolina and #2 kansas in december 1992. stauskas tied his career high of 26 points, with five rebounds and five assists. on january 25, espn's "college gameday" covered the michigan-michigan state rivalry game. with michigan state on an 11-game winning streak (including seven in conference) and michigan on an eight-game winning streak (including six in conference), the game was the first time in big ten history that two teams met who were 6–0 or better in conference play. michigan defeated the (#3, #3) spartans 80–75, with stauskas and walton contributing 19 points apiece. it was the first time in school history that the team defeated three consecutive ap poll top-10 opponents, and the first time since the 2006–07 florida gators that any team—and the first time since the 1986–87 iowa hawkeyes that a big ten team—won three consecutive games against top-10 opponents. it gave the team consecutive road wins against top-five opponents after a 36-game losing streak against them. michigan's 7–0 big ten start was its best since the 1976–77 wolverines won their first eight games. stauskas was the big ten and cbs sports national player of the week, and walton was the big ten freshman of the week on january 27. stauskas was also named the oscar robertson national player of the week by the united states basketball writers association (usbwa) on january 28. michigan extended its winning streak to 10 games, tying its 1976–77 8–0 big ten start by beating purdue. caris levert had his first double-double, with a career-high 11 rebounds.
2013–14 michigan wolverines men's basketball team