The Michigan Wolverines took a close and physical game from the Penn State Nittany Lions on Monday night. It was a game that head coach Dusty May felt came down to Michigan’s defensive intensity in a game where they were allowed to play physically.

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

While Big Ten play is still in its early stages, the Wolverines and Spartans look to be on a collision course atop the conference

Point guard Tre Donaldson wouldn't call his game-winning final sequence a season-saver, but he did call it a morale "booster" for the team.

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

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

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

There are hundreds of impactful transfers across college basketball every season, including several dozen just within the power conferences. Whittling it down to only a top 15 is inevitably a fraught endeavor that will end with great players getting snubbed.

Bloomquist, who grew up in old Pac-12 country in Washington state and played college ball at ASU, admits he will miss not being in the conference. But he's excited about playing in the Big 12, where the Sun Devils hope to contend immediately.

The Los Angeles Lakers head to Wells Fargo Center to face the Philadelphia 76ers in a non-conference matchup. The Lakers are 26-18, which puts the team in fifth place in the Western Conference. The Sixers are 17-27, which puts the team in 11th place in the Eastern Conference.

Tre Donaldson and Michigan will be back in action on Saturday as they will hit the road to take on Rutgers. The Wolverines and Scarlet Knights will tip at 3:30 ET from Jersey Mike's Arena in Piscataway, New Jersey, and the game will be airing on Fox.

Now past the halfway mark of the 2024-25 college basketball season, let's re-rank the 2024 transfer portal class.