Danny Wolf scored 16 points, Vlad Goldin added 14, and Michigan men's basketball outlasted Rutgers in a gritty 66-63 road victory for the Wolverines on Saturday afternoon.

In a matchup that was not the most aesthetically pleasing to watch, Michigan dug in defensively and grinded out a 66-63 win.

Coach Matt Painter's team has been paced by star point guard Braden Smith, who had a January run for the ages that no player in either men's or women's college basketball this century can claim.

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