ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — DeShawn Sims scored a career-high 29 points and Manny Harris had 27 points and eight rebounds to lead Michigan to an 87-78 victory over No. 16 Purdue on Thursday night.

The Wolverines (18-11, 8-8 Big Ten) improved to 3-4 against ranked opponents and added an important victory to the ones it had over Duke and UCLA, when both teams were ranked fourth in the nation. Michigan is trying for its first NCAA tournament bid in more than a decade.

Robbie Hummel scored 24 points for the Boilermakers (21-7, 10-5), while E’Twaun Moore had 18 and Keaton Grant added 11.

Purdue, which had won four straight, fell two games behind Big Ten-leading Michigan State and a half-game behind Illinois.

The Boilermakers trailed by three midway through the second half, but couldn’t stop Sims or Harris during a 19-6 run that decided the game.

The Wolverines haven’t earned an NCAA tournament bid since 1998, but they’ve got a shot to end the drought with two talented upperclassmen–Sims and Harris — recruited by former coach Tommy Amaker, gutsy freshmen and savvy coaching by John Beilein, who is in his second season.

Michigan was coming off a deflating loss to Iowa, the 10th-place team in the Big Ten, in which Harris was benched during the overtime. But Harris and the Wolverines bounced back with an inspired effort in their regular-season home finale.

Harris became the sixth player in Michigan history to reach the 1,000-point mark as a sophomore, joining Chris Webber, Jalen Rose, Phil Hubbard, Mike McGee and Louis Bullock.

The shooting guard forced Purdue to extend its defense with his outside shooting.

Boilermakers coach Matt Painter, meanwhile, struggled to defend Sims inside because 6-foot-10 forward JaJuan Johnson had three fouls midway through the first half and was called for a fourth early in the second.

After taking a 16-point lead with 4 1/2 minutes left, Michigan added some drama because it missed the front end of some 1-and-1 opportunities and missed a slew of other free throws in the closing minutes.

The Wolverines were 11-of-21 at the line in the second half, giving Purdue a glimmer of hope.

Purdue hurt its Big Ten title chances, but the team can be encouraged by the play of Hummel. He fell only one point of his career high, showing he seems to be regaining his form after missing three games earlier this month with a fracture in his lower back.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Seniors Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton and Danielle Campbell couldn’t have scripted a better senior night as both players put up career numbers in a 70-53 win over Michigan on Thursday night. Wisdom-Hylton finished with a career-high 15 rebounds en route to her 23rd career double-double, while Campbell scored a season-high 18 points.

Purdue began the game playing fairly tight with Michigan, but managed to take a 34-21 lead into the locker room at halftime after a 13-point first half performance by Campbell. The Boilermakers went on to start the second half on a 11-4 run powered by Wisdom-Hylton and fellow senior Lakisha Freeman. Freeman finished with six points, three assists and four rebounds.

In her last game in Mackey Arena, Wisdom-Hylton scored 13 points, 15 rebounds, dished out four assists, stole four and swatted two blocks.

Senior Campbell scored a season-high 18 points on six of eight shooting from the floor and six of seven shooting from the free-throw line. Campbell also grabbed seven boards, three assists and two steals.

Senior Natasha Bogdanova got into the action with her 45th career three-pointer midway through the second half. Bogdanova finished with seven points, five rebounds and an assist.

Lauren Mioton was the only senior not to score in a night dedicated to Purdue’s five graduating seniors. Mioton missed her only two attempts from the floor in nine minutes of play.

Chantel Poston provided a spark off the bench, scoring six points and pulling down three boards, all of which came during a critical stretch in the first half. Poston also added a steal.

Carly Benson and Melinda Queen provided the scoring for Michigan, each scoring 13 points, while Krista Phillips used her 6-6 frame to record a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds.

After the game, Purdue’s graduating seniors Natasha Bogdanova, Danielle Campbell, Lakisha Freeman, Lauren Mioton and Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton were honored with a ceremony that included career highlights, a framed jersey and speeches by head coach Sharon Versyp.

The Boilermakers will finish their Big Ten regular season this Sunday, Mar. 1 when they travel to East Lansing, Mich. to take on Michigan State at noon.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Purdue’s Justin Siller and Greg Orton tossed out Michigan’s generations-long streaks of success.

Siller passed for three touchdowns and ran for another in his first career start, and Orton lateraled to Desmond Tardy after a catch for the final score with 26 left in the Boilermakers’ 48-42 victory over slumping Michigan on Saturday.

The win by Purdue (3-6, 1-4 Big Ten) snapped a five-game losing streak and assured Michigan (2-7, 1-4) of its first losing season since 1967, ending any possibility the Wolverines had to extend their streak of 33 straight bowl appearances.

Michigan, which has lost five in a row, tied the game at 42 with 1:20 to go on the third touchdown run by Brandon Minor.

But Siller, starting in place of injured Curtis Painter, quickly passed 18 yards to Keith Smith and 20 yards to Tardy, taking Purdue to the Michigan 35. After a 3-yard run by Siller, he passed 4 yards to Orton, who flipped the ball to Tardy for the go-ahead score.

Michigan’s desperation heave into the end zone with no time remaining fell harmlessly to the turf, sending the Wolverines to a school-record seventh loss.

Orton also had a touchdown reception. Kory Sheets, who rushed for three touchdowns, had the third TD catch from Siller, who finished 21-of-34 for 266 yards passing.

Sheets rushed for 118 yards, and his four touchdowns tied his career high with the Boilermakers, who kept alive their hopes for a possible 11th bowl bid in retiring coach Joe Tiller’s 12 seasons. It also marked the most points by Purdue and the most combined points in the 54-game series with Michigan.

Siller, a third-stringer until backup Joey Elliott had a season-ending shoulder separation two weeks ago and Painter went down with a similar injury last week, twice rallied the Boilermakers from 14-point deficits. Sheets’ second touchdown run, a 3-yarder late in the second quarter, pulled Purdue within 28-21 at halftime, then a 35-yard pass to Orton set up Siller’s 7-yard pass to Sheets that tied the game at 28 early in the third quarter.

The game was tied again at 35 after a 5-yard run by Sheets late in the third quarter and a 12-yard run by Minor early in the fourth quarter. Midway through the period, Purdue linebacker Anthony Heygood took the snap on a fake punt and ran 61 yards to the Michigan 7, and three plays later Siller hit Orton from 4 yards out for a 42-35 lead.

Minor’s third TD run from 1 yard out tied the game for the final time.

Michigan also got two touchdown passes from Steven Threet and a 73-yard punt return for freshman Martavious Odoms’ first career TD.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Purdue Boilermakers are set to host the University of Michigan Wolverines this Saturday at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette. The Boilermakers, under 12th-year head coach Joe Tiller, enter their ninth week of the 2008 season 2-6 overall and 0-4 in the Big Ten after falling to Minnesota 17-6 in West Lafayette last Saturday.

Purdue is looking to avoid matching the longest losing streak in the Tiller Era — six straight. Including the current five-game slump, the Boilermakers have lost five straight games only one other time in the 12 seasons under Joe Tiller. In the other instance the Boilers lost six straight games before snapping the skid. Five Consecutive Losses Under Joe Tiller Year – Opponents (Length of Skid) 2005 – vs. No. 13 Notre Dame, vs. Iowa, vs. Northwestern, at No. 19 Wisconsin and at No. 11 Penn State (6)

Purdue’s first seven Football Bowl Subdivision opponents have racked up an impressive 46-11 (.807) combined record 10 weeks into the 2008 season. No. 3 Penn State (9-0) is one of just eight FBS schools remaining with an undefeated record. Meanwhile, No. 20 Minnesota (7-1) has lost just once, and No. 13 Ohio State (7-2), Northwestern (6-2), No. 23 Oregon (6-2), Central Michigan (6-2) and Notre Dame (5-2) have but two losses each. The week’s opponent, Michigan, is the first school that Purdue has played this season with a losing record heading into the contest; however, Michigan owns a 41-12 advantage in a series that dates back to 1890 and has won the last five meetings between the two.