ANN ARBOR, Mich., Feb. 12 (UPI) -- Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 15 points Sunday, leading a parade of four Wolverines reaching double figures in No. 25 Michigan's 70-61 defeat of Illinois.
Trey Burke chipped in with 14 points, Evan Smotrycz added 13 and Zack Novak provided 12 with nine rebounds for the Wolverines (19-7, 9-4 Big Ten).
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The Wolverines used the balanced attack to nail down their third win in four games.
The Illini (16-9, 5-7), meanwhile, extended their stretch of ineffectiveness by dropping a sixth game in seven outings.
Brandon Paul scored 21 points, Tyler Griffey donated 18 and Meyers Leonard collected 12 rebound for Illinois.