The Wolverines begin their hopeful quest toward a Big Ten Championship, as the conference tournament continues on Thursday.
Dawson Garcia had a big night, leading the team with 18 points, while grabbing 13 rebounds to pick up the double-double. Maryland obviously is not happy with losing to the Nittany Lions last week, and falling to the Buckeyes before that. The Nittany Lions, despite their seeding, are on a little roll coming into the tournament. They showed their might in victories over Northwestern and Michigan, while narrowly losing to Indiana in Bloomington last month. A huge first half helped the Buckeyes in their opening-round matchup against Badgers on Wednesday. [FuboTV (Free Trial)](http://www.fubo.tv/lp/collegebasketball/?bgvideo=marchm.mp4&title=Watch%20College%20Basketball%20with%20fuboTV&subinfo=Follow%20the%20Road%20to%20the%20Final&irad=454884&irmp=1810040&subId3=xid:fr1678203507710acg), [Sling](https://go.skimresources.com/?id=126006X1587345&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sling.com%2Fprogramming%2Fsports%2Fcollege-basketball&xcust=xid:fr1676408122345ehb They can hang their hat on notable wins over Northwestern, Rutgers ended up with a .500 record in conference play, mainly because they lost three of their last four games, and seven of their last eight. xid:fr1678203507710hhg), [DirecTV Stream](https://go.skimresources.com/?id=126006X1587345&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.directv.com%2Fstream%2F&xcust=xid:fr1676408122345igf The Wolverines did not have the best end to their regular season, thanks to a couple of tough losses heading into the tournament. ET) After beating Wisconsin in overtime on Feb.
It started a 12-0 run for the Scarlett Knights as Michigan had its worst shooting half of the season. The Wolverines opened the second half 1-for-17 from ...
The Scarlett Knights missed their first seven attempts and then had a 1-for-10 stretch later in the half to open the game 4-for-23 through nearly 14 minutes. "I think in the second half they were trying to collapse more." The Scarlett Knights shot a dismal 29% from the floor (10-for-34) but attempted nine more shots than U-M which kept them in the game. "(We didn't) stick to just keeping it simple like we did in the first half." After fellow All-Big Ten Defensive Team player Clifford Omoruyi swatted a Dickinson shot, Spencer buried a 3-pointer to make it 50-39 and force a U-M timeout. "Sometimes it's just the way the ball bounces," Bufkin said. After Bufkin made a pair of free throws, Aundre Hyatt hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key for Rutgers' fifth consecutive bucket. Dickinson buried a 3-pointer from the corner to get within 37-34, before he split a pair of free throws, Dug McDaniel made two and Tarris Reed Jr. Hunter Dickinson led the way with 24 points and seven rebounds while Kobe Bufkin added nine points, seven rebounds and five assists. Michigan has made it to each of the past five Sweet 16s. Coaches emphasize it in practice and in timeouts — one guy cover the shooter one guy stays down low. He dribbled once and laid it ball in as Rutgers' bench exploded while the Wolverines looked around at one another.
SportsLine's Matt Severance locked in his CBB picks for Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. Michigan Wolverines in the Big Ten Tournament 2023 on Thursday.
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Rutgers defeated Michigan 62-50 on Thursday in the second round of the 2023 Big Ten Tournament, advancing to a quarterfinal matchup with Purdue.
Michigan made a season-low four field goals in the second half in a loss to Rutgers in the Big Ten tournament, ending NCAA tournament hopes.
After missing 19 of their first 23 field goal attempts, the Scarlet Knights (19-12, 10-10) shot a scorching 51.9% (14-of-27) in the second half, with guard Cam ...
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With a Big Ten tournament exit, the Wolverines' hopes of making March Madness are gone, and coach Juwan Howard will have to bounce back from NIT this ...
The Wolverines missed 16 of their first 17 field goals in the second half, going 14 minutes without a basket. Rutgers, also fighting for an NCAA Tournament bid, ...
Terrance Williams II’s long 2 from the corner made it 18-11 Michigan with 7:25 left in the half. Michigan made two more baskets the rest of the way. Rutgers answered with an 8-0 run to take the lead. Michigan last missed the Tournament in 2015. Michigan led 7-0 four minutes in as Rutgers missed its first seven shots. Michigan hasn’t missed the NCAA Tournament since 2015. A layup off a baseline out-of-bounds play pushed the Scarlet Knights’ lead to six, and they had a chance to extend it off a turnover. Michigan lost to Rutgers on Thursday in the teams’ Big Ten Tournament opener, 62-50. Rutgers’ Paul Mulcahy hit a 3 from the wing to give his team a 40-35 lead; Rutgers coach Steve Pikiell called timeout immediately after, with 12:08 left. Michigan was bounced in its Big Ten Tournament opener last season, also as the 8 seed, but still earned an NCAA Tournament bid. The Wolverines missed 16 of their first 17 field goals in the second half, going 14 minutes without a basket. Rutgers (19-13) was the 9, and will advance to face top seed Purdue in Friday’s quarterfinals.