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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Michigan s big ten title feels sweeter thanks to morez johnson jr s illinois exit - The Untold Story

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — It’s safe to say Morez Johnson Jr. got the last laugh. 

The Top 10 showdown between Michigan and Illinois was once billed as a potential Big Ten men’s basketball title decider. Results in recent weeks (namely, the Illini hitting a few bumps in what had been a rather smooth conference road) nullified most of the stakes. Michigan was happy to clinch the outright Big Ten crown early, and NCAA tournament seeding is always a conversation.

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