Michigan Wolverines at Rutgers Scarlet Knights
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Rutgers ends 87-year winless streak against Michigan
It was Rutgers' first win against the Wolverines in 15-game series that began Dec. 20, 1933.
Michigan played without reserves Frankie Collins, Jaron Faulds, Brandon Johns Jr., and Terrance Williams II due to undisclosed medical reasons. Zeb Jackson didn't make the trip due to personal reasons.
Rutgers finished with a season-high 11 3-pointers. The Scarlet Knights entered averaging the fewest number of made 3-pointers in the Big Ten Conference at five per game. Rutgers (8-5, 2-1) was 11-for-23 overall.
Baker and Harper made 17 of the team's 27 field goals. Clifford Omoruyi grabbed 12 rebounds and Paul Mulcahy distributed seven assists.
Hunter Dickinson scored 25 points for Michigan (7-6, 1-2), Moussa Diabate 15, Caleb Houstan 12 and Eli Brooks 11.
Rutgers owned a nine-point halftime lead and started the second half outscoring the Wolverines 14-6 run in a 6:47 span for a 53-36 advantage.
Harper and Mulcahy each started Rutgers with a pair of 3s and the Scarlet Knights extended the lead to 19-8 with 13:18 before intermission on another 3 from Mulcahy.
Clifford Omoruy threw down a dunk to give Rutgers its biggest lead of the first half at 35-19 with 4:51 before halftime. Michigan proceeded to responded with an 11-4 spurt to draw within 39-30.
Michigan is scheduled to host 10th-ranked Michigan State on Saturday.
The Scarlet Knights will entertain Nebraska Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 67 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 67 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Eli Brooks made Layup. | 67 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Geo Baker made Free Throw. | 65 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Geo Baker made Free Throw. | 65 - 74 |
Statistics
 MICH |
 RUTG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-59 | FG | 27-56 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 3-15 | 3PT | 11-23 |
| 20 | Three Point % | 48 |
| 10-13 | FT | 10-17 |
| 77 | Free Throw % | 59 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 16 | Assists | 20 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
| 44 | Points in Paint | 18 |
| 15 | Fouls | 18 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 17 |
Game Information
Location: Piscataway, NJ
Attendance: 8,014 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 29-2 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 26-5 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 25-6 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 24-7 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 22-9 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 23-8 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 21-10 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 20-11 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 20-11 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-13 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-16 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-13 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 15-16 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 14-18 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 12-20 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-20 |