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A confident Kobe Bufkin fills into a bigger role against Rutgers

Halfway through the second half, Kobe Bufkin had the ball. Off of a missed Rutgers shot, the ball was tipped toward the freshman guard who corralled the rebound and then sprinted to the opposite end of the court all in one motion. He made his...

Phil Martelli steers Michigan to win over Rutgers

Judy Martelli doesn’t count the days her husband coaches as days they’ve been married. His mental process of coaching is just too intense for them to share. And when Phil Martelli coached the Michigan men’s basketball team to a 71-62 win over Rutgers on Wednesday,...

Game 26: Rutgers at Michigan Recap

The faces were different, but Michigan’s goal was to play like Michigan on Wednesday night. That was the message from Phil Martelli throughout a tumultuous week, and it was the message that helped his group to a necessary home victory over Rutgers. The Wolverines didn’t...

Video: Phil Martelli, Michigan players recap win over Rutgers

Phil Martelli led Michigan to a win in his first game as acting head coach. Here’s video from the post-game news conference.

Photo Gallery: Michigan 71, Rutgers 62

Video: Steve Pikiell recaps loss at Michigan

Rutgers head coach Steve Pikiell met with the media via Zoom after the Scarlet Knights lost at Michigan.

Game 26: Rutgers at Michigan Open Thread

Michigan hosts Rutgers tonight (7:00 p.m., BTN) for Phil Martelli’s debut as acting head coach in the first game of Juwan Howard’s suspension. Check out the game preview and then jump into the discussion on our message board.

What to watch for: Rutgers at Michigan

Michigan hosts Rutgers tonight (7:00 p.m., BTN) in a game that will be anything but normal. Phil Martelli will be Michigan’s acting head coach and the Wolverines will be without two rotation players (Moussa Diabate and Terrance Williams) due to their role in Sunday’s altercation...

‘I am not Juwan Howard’: Phil Martelli, Michigan cope with new reality for season’s stretch run

Monday afternoon, Michigan ran a practice in purgatory. Less than 24 hours earlier, Juwan Howard starred as the infamous main character in a benches-clearing fiasco, smacking a Wisconsin assistant coach in the ill-fated altercation.  Howard’s actions ignited a media firestorm replete with furious opinions: some...

Video: Phil Martelli talks Juwan Howard suspension, new role

Phil Martelli met with the media for the first time since Juwan Howard’s suspension and addressed the last 48 hours and what things will look like moving forward as he steps into his new role.

Five takeaways from Juwan Howard’s five-game suspension

After over 24 hours, the Big Ten finally announced discipline from the postgame incident at the Kohl Center on Sunday afternoon. Juwan Howard is suspended for the remainder of the regular season, while Moussa Diabate and Terrance Williams both received one-game suspensions for their roles....

Juwan Howard suspended for remainder of regular season; Diabate, Williams suspended for one game

Michigan head coach Juwan Howard will be suspended for Michigan’s five remaining regular-season games. Moussa Diabate, Terrance Williams and Jahcobi Neath will all be suspended for one game. No Wisconsin coaches are expected to be disciplined other than a fine for Greg Gard. Here’s Michigan’s...

Podcast: On Juwan Howard, Michigan, and the fallout of an ugly scene at Wisconsin

Dylan and Brendan discuss Juwan Howard striking Joe Krabbenhoft, the chaos that ensued, and what it means moving forward for all parties. Then they jump over to Michigan State and what the Spartans need to do to get back on track down the stretch this...

Michigan regroups and beats Maryland to regain control of Big Ten fate

After its worst week of the season, No. 9 Michigan got a much-needed — and rare — break. A whole week off to refocus on themselves, correct some errors that became evident in its two losses, and then break down No. 13 Maryland. “It allowed...

Game 25: Michigan at Wisconsin Recap

Michigan played its worst half in weeks and wasn’t competitive down the stretch against a Wisconsin team that didn’t even play particularly well, but the game will be remembered as a footnote. Instead, the story of the day was a handshake line dust-up between Juwan...