Nimari Burnett scored a career-high 31 points to lead No. 2 Michigan to a 110-69 rout of Penn State in a Big Ten contest on Thursday in Ann Arbor, Mich.
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The 2nd ranked Michigan Wolverines crushed the undermanned Penn State Nittany Lions by a score of 110 to 69. Michigan used a dominant first half to get out to an early lead and never looked back after that.
Rapid reaction to Michigan’s 110-69 win over Penn State. Thursday night’s game was already over nearly eight minutes into the game when the No. 2 Michigan men’s basketball team took a 15-2 lead.
Rapid reaction to Michigan’s 86-72 win over Indiana. Tuesday’s game was essentially over minutes after the second half began. Michigan graduate guard Nimari Burnett and graduate forward Yaxel Lendeborg both buried 3-pointers in the first two minutes of the second half, forcing Indiana to call an early timeout.
After earning a sweep of a two-game West Coast road trip, No. 4 Michigan returns home to face Indiana at Ann Arbor on Tuesday with improved consistency on its mind.
Elliot Cadeau had 17 points and five assists as No. 4 Michigan defeated Oregon 81-71 in Eugene on Saturday afternoon. Nimari Burnett contributed 15 points, while Aday Mara supplied 12 and blocked three shots for Michigan (16-1, 6-1 Big Ten).
Rapid reaction to Michigan’s 81-71 win at Oregon. After a buzzer-beater 3-pointer from Oregon guard Wei Lin put the Ducks up by one point heading into the half, Michigan needed some offensive energy.
Back in the 2020 recruiting class, guard Nimari Burnett was as good as they get. The Napa (CA) prospect was a top-35 recruit and almost every program wanted Burnett.
Morez Johnson Jr. scored a career-high 29 points and second-ranked Michigan pounced on 24th-ranked Southern California early to roll to a 96-66 win Friday in a Big Ten Conference matchup.
Rapid reaction to Michigan’s 89-61 win over Villanova. Villanova had barely a moment to breathe after Nimari Burnett slid into the corner and sank a 3-pointer before Yaxel Lendeborg poked the ball away from the Wildcats’ Bryce Lindsay on the other end.
Rapid reaction to Michigan’s 86-61 win over Middle Tennessee State. In the first play of the second half, graduate forward Yaxel Lendeborg drove to the rim, drawing a second defender.
Yaxel Lendeborg posted a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds, Trey McKenney made several clutch plays down the stretch and No. 6 Michigan rallied for a 67-63 victory over TCU on Friday night in Fort Worth, Texas.
Year two under Dusty May for the Michigan Wolverines has a chance to be very special. May’s Wolverines ended the 2024-25 campaign on a high note, winning the Big Ten Tournament and reaching the Sweet 16.
It has been a busy offseason, to say the least, for Dusty May’s Michigan Wolverines. From adding guys in the transfer portal to pro decisions, the Wolverines have made waves to get better.
The Michigan basketball team received some good news on Monday as senior guard Nimari Burnett announced that he will be back for one more season. Burnett was a big part of Michigan’s Sweet 16 run this past season, and getting an experienced player like him back is huge for the Wolverines.
Headed into the Big Ten conference tournament, the Michigan Wolverines were on a three-game losing streak and it looked like they might be a quick exit.
It looked like the Michigan Wolverines were headed for another brutal loss heading into March, but Nimari Burnett had other ideas. Trailing Rutgers 82-81 with just over three seconds left to play, the Wolverines had one last shot to tie the game.
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 and rolling with two five-star freshmen who stole the show.
Nimari Burnett is coming back to Michigan basketball for another season, according to an announcement from the program on Tuesday. The transfer portal window closes on May 1st, so you had a feeling this was coming.