Wolverines to Hit the Road to Battle No. 2 Boilermakers

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan men's basketball team (7-11, 2-5 Big Ten) will square off with its second straight nationally ranked opponent as the Wolverines head to West Lafayette, Ind., on Tuesday (Jan. 23) to take on No. 2 Purdue in Mackey Arena. Tipoff is scheduled for 9 p.m., and the game will be streamed live on Peacock.

Notes

• This is the first of two regular-season meetings for Michigan against Purdue. The Boilermakers make a return visit to Ann Arbor on Sunday, Feb. 25 at Crisler Center. The Wolverines hold a 75-91 all-time record against Purdue with a 26-55 mark in West Lafayette, with U-M having won seven of last 10 games.

• Dug McDaniel will not travel to Purdue while he continues to serve an academic suspension for road games. Until further notice, he will not travel, but he will dress for home games. Tray Jackson has missed the last three games due to a nose injury suffered in U-M's game at Penn State (Jan. 7).

• In his last eight games, Tarris Reed Jr. has shot 77 percent at the free-throw line (25-for-32). This is a vast difference from his first nine games, when he was at 36 percent (9-for-25). Overall, he has improved to a percentage of 59.6.

• After making four of his six free-throw attempts against Minnesota, Reed has gone 10-for-10 from the charity stripe in his last five games.

• Shooting 8-for-10 from the field against No. 14 Illinois (Jan. 18) for a career-best 20 points, Reed not only posted his sixth double-figure game, but added his first career 20-plus point game. For the season, he is averaging 8.8 points per game.

• Olivier Nkamhoua has produced double-figure points in 17 of his 18 games this season, with 16 of those adding at least five rebounds. This season, he is averaging 17 points per game, which is 6.2 points better than any other season of his career (10.8 ppg at Tennessee; 2022-23).

• Nkamhoua reached 1,000 career points after his 18-point night at Maryland (Jan. 11). He is currently at 1,039. The accomplishment adds to his milestones met during his graduate season as he has reached 130 career games and reached 500 rebounds (559).

• Since returning from his ACL injury, Jaelin Llewellyn has continued to monitor his play as he has appeared in eight games. In those games, he has shot 54.5 percent from long range (6-for-11).

• Terrance Williams II, who is averaging a career-best 12.6 points per game, has 14 double-figure games, surpassing his first three seasons combined (10). Over his last six games, he has two 20-plus point games, including a career-best 24 at Penn State (Jan. 7) and 20 against McNeese (Dec. 29).