Michigan guard Nimari Burnett, right, shoots and makes a three-point shot over Rutgers guard Dylan Harper to win the game during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez) AP

Nimari Burnett's deep 3-pointer lifted Michigan to an 84-82 win and back into a tie for first place in the Big Ten standings.

No. 15 Michigan was back at home for a late-night tilt against a Rutgers team that entered the game with a .500 record. But the Scarlet Knights came out fast an

Nimari Burnett hit a winning half-court shot in high school. It was fun, but nothing like Thursday, which kept Michigan basketball in the B1G hunt.

Listen: Michigan basketball radio's Brian Boesch and Terry Mills had the call for Nimari Burnett's game-winning buzzer-beater shot vs Rutgers:

Michigan basketball avoided an upset and disaster in the final three seconds at home, beating Rutgers on a final buzzer basket.

Nimari Burnett makes deep 3-pointer at buzzer to lift Michigan to comeback win over Rutgers, 84-82, at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Feb. 27, 2025.

Tre White had 19 points and 11 rebounds to lead Illinois to a 93-73 rout of No. 15 Michigan 93-73. Kylan Boswell and Kasparas Jakucionis each scored 17 points for the Illini who have beaten Michigan nine straight times.

Tschetter’s second 3 gave him 12 points and Michigan a 35-34 lead with 6:26 left in the half. Rutgers responded with a 7-0 burst, and went up seven on a Harper 3, capping a stretch where Rutgers made 14 of 15 shots, shredding Michigan’s man and zone defense.

No. 13 Michigan (22-6, 14-3 Big Ten), made just five of 21 3-pointers Thursday — 23.8% — but got the final one when it counted. Nimari Burnett had hit one buzzer-beater before in his life ...