After the game, Loyer was seen in the athletic training room inside Purdue's locker room getting an ice pack wrapped on his left elbow. He was not available to media during a 30-minute open locker room period.

The Boilermakers couldn't get into their offense with Michigan's defense contributing to tough shots in a physical game.

After losing three straight games to close out the regular season, Michigan basketball is finally into postseason play, playing as the 3-seed in the Big Ten Tournament. After a double bye, the Wolverines open up tournament play against a 6-seed Purdue team that blew them out in West Lafayette but succumbed to the maize and blue in Ann Arbor.