Jan 19, 2025
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Vladislav Goldin scored 31 points, Nimari Burnett added 13 and No. 20 Michigan men’s basketball rallied to beat Northwestern 80-76 in overtime Sunday. Roddy Gayle Jr. and Tre Donaldson each had 10 points to help the Wolverines (14-4, 6-1 Big Ten) rebound from an 84-81 overtime loss at Minnesota on Thursday. The Wolverines made 9 of 10 free throws in the final 1:20 to finish off the Wildcats (11-7, 2-5). Brooks Barnhizer led the Wildcats with 21 points. Nick Martinelli added 20, and Jalen Leach had 19 before he was ejected. After Gayle gave the Wolverines a 65-63 lead with 34 seconds left in regulation, Matthew Nicholson made two free throws with 4.8 seconds remaining to send it to overtime. Takeaways Northwestern: The Wildcats’ pesky defense plagued Michigan throughout the game. They held the Wolverines to 29% shooting in the first half, with Michigan missing 12 of its first 13 shots. Michigan: The Wolverines survived despite shooting a season-worst 36% percent. Key moment Leach was ejected on a flagrant-2 call for kicking Goldin with 9:23 left. Goldin made both free throws to pull the Wolverines to 54-53. Key stat The Wildcats have not won in Ann Arbor since 2010. Up next Northwestern returns home to face Indiana on Wednesday. Michigan is at Purdue on Friday.
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