Northwestern Wildcats @ Michigan Wolverines
Goldin scores 31 points in No. 20 Michigan's 80-76 overtime victory over Northwestern
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- — Valdislav Goldin scored 31 points, Nimari Burnett added 13 and No. 20 Michigan rallied to beat Northwestern 80-76 in overtime Sunday.
Roddy Gayle Jr. and Tre Donaldson each had 10 points to help the Wolverines (14-4, 6-1 Big Ten) rebounds from an 84-81 overtime loss at Minnesota on Thursday night.
Michigan made 9 of 10 free throws in the final 1:20 to finish off the Wildcats (11-7, 2-5).
Brooks Barnhizer led Northwestern with 21 points. Nick Martinelli added 20, and Jalen Leach had 19 before he was ejected.
After Gayle gave the Wolverines a 65-63 lead with 34 seconds left in regulation, Matthew Nicholson made two free throws with 4.8 seconds remaining to send it to overtime.
Northwestern: The Wildcats' pesky defense plagued Michigan throughout the game. Northwestern held the Wolverines to 29% shooting in the first half, with Michigan missing 12 of its first 13 shots.
Michigan: The Wolverines survived despite shooting a season-worst 36% percent.
Leach was ejected on a flagrant-2 call for kicking Goldin with 9:23 left. Goldin made both free throws to pull Michigan to 54-53.
The Wildcats have not won at Michigan since 2010.
Northwestern returns home to face Indiana on Wednesday night. Michigan is at Purdue on Friday night.
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Game Information
Ann Arbor, MI

Referee:Terry Oglesby
Referee:Deldre Carr
Referee:Owen Shortt

2025-26 Standings
| Big Ten ConferenceBig Ten Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 37-3 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 28-7 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 27-8 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 28-9 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 30-9 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 24-12 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 21-13 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 24-13 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-14 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-18 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 16-17 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 14-20 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 15-19 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 12-21 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-20 |
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