Michigan coach Dusty May was thoroughly impressed by the environment at Purdue's Mackey Arena on Friday night, calling it, 'more impressive' than he thought.

“We’ve got to fix some things,” May said. “We’ve got to find some solutions to the problems that we face.”

Michigan coach Dusty May said his team failed to match Purdue's level of physicality in the blowout loss at Mackey Arena.

Michigan basketball's Dusty May doesn't want any fines, but he was absolutely perplexed by the refereeing in Sunday's win vs. Northwestern.

Purdue forward Trey Kaufman-Renn (4) reaches for the ball between the legs of Michigan center Vladislav Goldin (50) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in West Lafayette, Ind., Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) AP

The Big Ten men's basketball season is still in its early stages, but in-state rivals Michigan and Michigan State appear to be on a collision course atop the conference standings. The No. 20 ...

Michigan State (14-2) has won nine in a row under Tom Izzo, now in his 30th year on the job. The Spartans, ranked No. 16, clobbered Washington at home and won at Northwestern on Sunday (78-68) since the last poll came out.

The No. 20 Michigan Wolverines have silenced skeptics with their remarkable turnaround this season, staking their claim as one of the Big Ten’s premier programs. At 13-3 overall and an unblemished 5-0 in conference play for the first time since the 2020-21 season,

As that downward movement occurs, some of the Big Ten’s contenders are rising to the top. No. 20 Purdue, which lost several games against top nonconference opponents, is right back in a strong position after another dominant 2-0 week. Wisconsin took a similar step toward the top of the standings after decisive victories over Rutgers and Minnesota.

"We don’t really care where the Spartans are," Michigan basketball coach Dusty May said. "But I think it adds more interest to the game."

Yes, you Mackey Arena. You’re nothing but a circular shark tank. Friday was a big night for you. Your 500th Big Ten game. And just look at what you did to the poor Michigan Wolverines. Final of 91-64.

"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."