PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) Danny Wolf scored 16 points and grabbed 14 rebounds and Vladislav Goldin scored 14 points and Michigan won its second straight beating Rutgers 66-63 on Saturday.
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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STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
D. Wolf | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 |
V. Goldin | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
T. Donaldson | 10 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
R. Gayle Jr. | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
N. Burnett | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
W. Tschetter | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
S. Walters | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
J. Pippen | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
R. Jones | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
I. Burns | – | – | – | – |
C. May | – | – | – | – |
H. Hochberg | – | – | – | – |
P. Brooks | – | – | – | – |
L. Cason | – | – | – | – |
H. Eisley Jr. | – | – | – | – |
J. Howard | – | – | – | – |
Total | 66 | 36 | 18 | 17 |
STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
A. Bailey | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
L. Sommerville | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
J. Derkack | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
D. Grant | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
J. Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
J. Davis | 20 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
T. Acuff | 14 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Z. Martini | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
P. Hayes IV | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
B. Dortch | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
M. Fradkin | – | – | – | – |
N. Freisthler | – | – | – | – |
P. Noble | – | – | – | – |
Total | 63 | 32 | 13 | 14 |