Michigan Wolverines at Rutgers Scarlet Knights
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Michigan trails early, pulls away from Rutgers for 58-45 win
The win lifts the Wolverines into a three-way tie with Maryland and No. 17 Indiana for third place in the Big Ten Conference with three games left in the regular season. The top four finishers earn a bye into the conference quarterfinals.
Michigan was without Jett Howard, who averages just under 15 points per game, and the Wolverines managed just a McDaniel 3-pointer over the first six minutes while the Scarlet Knights opened a 13-3 lead. Hunter Dickinson hit a jumper and dunked, and Kobe Bufkin knocked down a 3 and scored at the basket to get Michigan within one, 13-12 with 9:13 left. Dickinson hit a jumper to put the Wolverines in front, and Joey Baker hit a 3 with 2:12 left for a 25-21 lead and they held a 26-23 advantage at intermission.
Rutgers got within a possession several times in the second half, but Michigan closed the game on a 10-3 run.
Bufkin finished with 14 points with three steals and three assists for Michigan (16-12, 10-7). Dickinson posted a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Cam Spencer paced Rutgers (17-11, 9-8) with 11 points and seven rebounds. Clifford Omoruyi had 10 points and 10 boards.
Michigan plays host to Wisconsin on Sunday. Rutgers plays at Penn State Sunday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 58 - 45 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 58 - 45 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Derek Simpson made Layup. | 58 - 45 |
| 2nd 0:18 | Dug McDaniel made Free Throw. | 58 - 43 |
| 2nd 0:18 | Michigan Offensive Rebound. | 57 - 43 |
Statistics
 MICH |
 RUTG |
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|---|---|---|
| 22-54 | FG | 18-47 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 7-25 | 3PT | 4-13 |
| 28 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 7-11 | FT | 5-16 |
| 64 | Free Throw % | 31 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 11 | Assists | 11 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 3 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 11 | Fouls | 13 |
| 15 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Piscataway, NJ
Attendance: 8,000 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 35-3 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 28-7 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 28-8 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 27-8 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 30-9 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 24-12 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 21-13 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 24-13 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-14 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 16-17 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 14-19 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 15-19 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 12-21 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-20 |