Five takeaways from Michigan men's basketball blowout loss to the Purdue Boilermakers, as Wolverines fall to 6-2 in Big Ten Conference standings

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.

Purdue next faces Michigan 7-footers Danny Wolf and Vladislav Goldin, who made the Wolverines a Big Ten championship contender.

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.

I've been on ranked teams, and I know how it goes," Michigan basketball's Tre Donaldson warned earlier. "People start to get complacent when ranked."

One of the greatest rivalries in college basketball gets renewed on Friday, when Indiana travels to play Purdue at Mackey Arena.