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2/25/2025 8:04:00 PM | Men’s Basketball
By: Tom Wywrot
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The 15th-ranked University of Michigan men’s basketball team (21-6, 13-3 Big Ten) begins a three-game homestand at Crisler Center starting with Rutgers (14-14, 7-10 Big Ten) on Thursday (Feb. 27). In the second meeting of the season, U-M claimed a 66-63 win (Feb. 1) at Jersey Mike’s Arena. The game is scheduled for a 9 p.m. tipoff and will be streamed live on Peacock.
Notes
• Before the regular-season finale at Michigan State (March 9) in East Lansing, Michigan has its next three games at Crisler Center. U-M has not had back-to-back home games since the end of December — Purdue Fort Wayne (Dec. 22) and Western Kentucky (Dec. 29).
• Michigan is on the tail end of three games in seven days. U-M fell to MSU (75-62; Feb. 21) before picking up its seventh road win at Nebraska (49-46; Feb. 24).
• U-M opened February with a 66-63 win at Rutgers (Feb. 1) and now closes the month with a return game at Crisler Center (Feb. 27).
• Danny Wolf’s double-double (16 points, 14 rebounds) guided U-M to a 66-63 road win at Rutgers (Feb. 1) inside Jersey Mike’s Arena. Vladislav Goldin added 14 points and six rebounds, while Tre Donaldson had 10 points and six assists. Justin Pippen had a career-best four assists off the bench. The Scarlet Knights were without freshman Dylan Harper, who was out due to an ankle injury. U-M also held fellow Rutgers freshman Ace Bailey to 10 points, six rebounds, and a 0-for-7 line from long range.
• Dusty May’s 13 Big Ten wins give him the most conference victories for a first-year Michigan head coach. He broke a tie with Steve Fisher (12-6; 1989-80).
• Wolf averages a near double-double (12.7 ppg and 9.9 rpg) and is second in the Big Ten with 12 double-doubles (Maryland’s Julian Reese, 13). Wolf has grabbed 10-plus rebounds in 15 of his 20 games as a Wolverine. Wolf has a chance to become the first Wolverine to average a double-double since Robert Traylor (1997-98; 16.2 ppg, 10.1 rpg) and Chris Webber — 1992-93 (24.3 ppg, 12.7 rpg) and 1991-92 (19.4 ppg, 12.5 rpg).
• With two assists at Nebraska, Wolf (101; 3.7 apg) reached the century mark for the first time in his career. He has 10 games with five-plus assists, four with seven-plus, and a career-best nine vs. Arkansas (Dec. 10). Wolf trails Donaldson (106; 3.9 apg) for the team lead.
• Goldin is shooting 63.5 percent, which ranks second in the Big Ten (Indiana’s Oumar Ballo, 64.3 percent) and eighth nationally.
• After a midseason stretch of six straight games making 10-plus three-pointers, U-M has only one in its last nine. In the six-game stretch, Michigan made 76 three-pointers (46.3 percent) and has 70 in the next 11 games (28.6 percent).
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No. 15 Michigan beats Rutgers 84-82 on Burnett’s 3-pointer at buzzer, moves into 1st-place tie
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Nimari Burnett made a long 3-pointer at the buzzer, lifting No. 15 Michigan to an 84-82 win over Rutgers on Thursday night and into a first-place tie in the Big Ten with rival Michigan State.
The Wolverines (22-6, 14-3 Big Ten) rallied after trailing by 12 in the second half.
The Scarlet Knights (14-15, 7-11) went ahead with 12.2 seconds left when Tyson Acuff made two free throws after being fouled on a 3-pointer, but they couldn’t make one last stop.
Rutgers, which led by 13 in a 106-point first half, was ahead 74-62 midway through the second.
Michigan went on a 14-2 run to tie it with 4:33 left and made enough shots and stops to win.
Vladislav Goldin had 22 points and 11 rebounds, Burnett finished with 20 points, Will Tschetter scored 16 and Danny Wolf added 10 points and eight rebounds for the Wolverines.
Rutgers freshman Lathan Sommerville scored 10 of his season-high 17 points in the second half when the highly touted players in his class, Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey, cooled off. Harper finished with 17 points and Bailey had 13 after both scored 11 in the first half, helping their team score 57 points in 20 minutes.
Rutgers: Steve Pikiell has his highest-scoring team in nine seasons at the school, but the Scarlet Knights are not playing the type of defense they usually have under their coach.
Michigan: The Wolverines made just five shots beyond the arc for the third straight game, attempting 20-plus each time.
Burnett’s 3-pointer from deep on the left wing won the game just before time expired.
Rutgers shot 68% in the first half.
Michigan hosts Illinois on Sunday, and Rutgers visits No. 20 Purdue on Tuesday night.
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