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Fab Five: Takeaways from Michigan's loss to Illinois

clayton-sayfieby: Clayton Sayfie02/27/22CSayf23
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Michigan Wolverines basketball guard DeVante' Jones dished out 10 assists against Illinois. (Photo by Steven King/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Michigan Wolverines basketball fell to Illinois Sunday afternoon, 93-85, with its second-half comeback ultimately falling short. The Maize and Blue dropped to 15-12 overall and 9-8 in Big Ten play with the setback. Here are our five biggest takeaways from the game, discussing DeVante' Jones and Caleb Houstan's big nights, a valiant comeback effort, the defensive lapses and more.