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ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan had a chance to check off several firsts. First win streak in a month. First win over a ranked opponent this season. First win over Illinois during coach Juwan Howard’s tenure. The Wolverines couldn’t get the job done. Instead, they were done in by a huge second-half run and fell to the No. 14 Fighting Illini, 88-73, on Thursday at Crisler Center. Sophomore center Tarris Reed Jr. had 20 points, grad transfer forward Olivier Nkamhoua added 16 points and sophomore guard Dug McDaniel scored 14 for Michigan (7-11, 2-5 Big Ten), which trailed by double digits much of the…

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