Michigan Wolverines at Rutgers Scarlet Knights
· NCAA Men's Basketball
66 - 63
Wolf records double-double to lead Michigan to 66-63 win over Rutgers
Reserve Jamichael Davis scored 20 points for Rutgers, fellow back-up Tyson Acuff scored 14 and Ace Bailey was the only Scarlet Knight starter to reach double-digit scoring with 10 points.
Goldin's layup with 4:42 before halftime gave Michigan a 22-21 lead and the Wolverines (16-5, 8-2 Big Ten) led the rest of the way. Sam Walters and Will Tschetter each followed with 3-pointers and Roddy Gayle Jr. made a pair of foul shots to extend the lead to 30-21. Michigan led 32-25 at halftime.
Acuff made a jump shot with 15:06 left to play to get Rutgers within 40-35. Five minutes later, PJ Hayes IV made a 3 to get the Scarlet Knights (11-11, 4-7) within 44-41. Zach Martini brought Rutgers within its closest deficit margin — 46-44 — of the second half with a 3-pointer with 7:53 left.
Michigan stretched the lead to 57-50 with a pair of Goldin foul shots. Davis made a 3 to get Rutgers within four before Goldin added a layup and the Wolverines held on from there.
Davis made a 3 as time expired for the game's final margin.
Michigan hosts 16th-ranked Oregon on Wednesday. Rutgers hosts No. 18 Illinois on Wednesday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 66 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 66 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Jamichael Davis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ace Bailey. | 66 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Tre Donaldson made Free Throw. | 66 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Michigan Deadball Team Rebound. | 65 - 60 |
Statistics
 MICH |
 RUTG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-46 | FG | 22-67 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 33 |
| 7-20 | 3PT | 10-36 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 28 |
| 15-21 | FT | 9-13 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 69 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 18 | Assists | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 13 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 17 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 16 |
| 17 | Fouls | 14 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Location: Piscataway, NJ
Attendance: 8,000 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 37-3 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 28-7 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 27-8 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 28-9 |
| 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 | 15-18 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 16-17 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 14-20 |
| 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 |