Michigan-Illinois Preview 3-1-12
(AP) -- Michigan coach John Beilein wouldn't mind sharing the Big Ten regular-season championship given the conference's strength this season.
If the 13th-ranked Wolverines are to have any chance of accomplishing that, they'll have to earn their first victory at Illinois in more than 17 years.
Michigan looks to end a 13-game skid at Assembly Hall on Thursday night against the Fighting Illini, who haven't given up hope of earning an NCAA tournament berth.
The Wolverines (21-8, 11-5) lost their shot at an outright conference title after falling 75-61 at home to Purdue on Saturday, snapping their four-game winning streak. They haven't won a Big Ten regular-season championship - shared or otherwise - since 1986, though there's a chance they could end that drought with wins Thursday and Sunday at Penn State.
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