No. 15 Michigan beats Rutgers 84-82 on Burnett’s 3-pointer at buzzer, strikes into 1st-place tie

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Nimari Burnett made a protracted 3-pointer on the buzzer, lifting No. 15 Michigan to an 84-82 win over Rutgers on Thursday night time and right into a first-place tie within the Large Ten with rival Michigan State.The Wolverines (22-6, 14-3 Large Ten) rallied after trailing via 12 in the second one part.The Scarlet Knights (14-15, 7-11) went forward with 12.2 seconds left when Tyson Acuff made two loose throws after being fouled on a 3-pointer, however they couldn’t make one closing prevent.Rutgers, which led via 13 in a 106-point first part, used to be forward 74-62 halfway thru the second one.Michigan went on a 14-2 run to tie it with 4:33 left and made sufficient pictures and forestalls to win.Vladislav Goldin had 22 issues and 11 rebounds, Burnett completed with 20 issues, Will Tschetter scored 16 and Danny Wolf added 10 issues and 8 rebounds for the Wolverines.Rutgers freshman Lathan Sommerville scored 10 of his season-high 17 issues in the second one part when the extremely touted gamers in his elegance, Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey, cooled off. Harper completed with 17 issues and Bailey had 13 after each scored 11 within the first part, serving to their crew rating 57 issues in 20 mins.TakeawaysRutgers: Steve Pikiell has his highest-scoring crew in 9 seasons on the faculty, however the Scarlet Knights aren’t enjoying the kind of protection they in most cases have underneath their trainer.Michigan: The Wolverines made simply 5 pictures past the arc for the 3rd immediately recreation, making an attempt 20-plus every time.Key momentBurnett’s 3-pointer from deep at the left wing received the sport simply sooner than time expired.Key statRutgers shot 68% within the first part.Up nextMichigan hosts Illinois on Sunday, and Rutgers visits No. 20 Purdue on Tuesday night time.