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ANN ARBOR, Mich. — When most of the Michigan team came out for team warmups at Crisler Center, considering that junior guard Eli Brooks didn’t join them, it was an ominous sign.
When Brooks finally made his way to the court, he wasn’t in traditional Michigan warmup gear, and he had a sizable splint on his nose.
Though head coach Juwan Howard was typically mum about Brooks’ injury status during Michigan’s Wednesday press conference previewing Wisconsin, the official Michigan basketball Twitter account confirmed everything that was suspected: Brooks broke his nose over the weekend after the hit from Nojel Eastern at Purdue.
As a result, Brooks has been ruled out against Wisconsin on Thursday night.
Update from Crisler Center
Eli Brooks will not be available tonight against Wisconsin due to a broken nose suffered in the Purdue game#GoBlue pic.twitter.com/71qhzFQiYh
— Michigan Men's Basketball (@umichbball) February 27, 2020
It’s a big loss for the Wolverines, as Brooks has been among the top scorers for Michigan since the team has been back on the winning side of things.