 On March 1, Michigan clinched a share of the Big Ten regular-season championship by defeating Minnesota 66 – 56. The Wolverines faced an Illinois team on March 4 which had held its previous four opponents under 50 points. Michigan scored 52 points in the first half and went on to win 84 – 53, tying the school record of 16 three-point shots. Stauskas had 24 points, including a career-high seven three-point shots, as part of a seven-for-nine three-point effort. With the win, Michigan clinched its first Big Ten Conference championship since 1985 – 86. It was the team's 14th Big Ten championship, and its eighth outright (unshared). Beilein had his fourth career conference championship and his second with Michigan. The Wolverines closed out the season with an 84 – 80 victory over Indiana which included a season-high 26 free throws. With a team-high 21 points, Stauskas shared his fourth Player of the Week honor with Shavon Shields. The team's 15 conference wins were the most since 1992 – 93. During conference play, Michigan led the conference in field goal percentage (48.8 percent), free-throw percentage (78.0 percent), rebounds (29.8), scoring margin (6.7), assist-turnover ratio (1.44) and road attendance (15,711).
