"He’s a testament to all that’s right in college basketball," Michigan basketball coach Dusty May said of Nimari Burnett.

Nimari Burnett splashed a 3-pointer that extended the Michigan Wolverines' lead over the Northwestern Wildcats.

Nimari Burnett is, somewhat quietly, playing the best basketball of his career and shooting the ball better than almost anyone in the nation.

Despite a lesser role with the Wolverines than he had a year ago, Nimari Burnett is now thriving and the Wolverines are winning.

Nimari Burnett is as hot as any player in college basketball right now. Coming into Sunday’s game against Washington, the graduate guard was shooting over 68% from deep in his last four games — 13 makes on 17 attempts — and he only stoked his flame in a win against the Huskies.

Over Michigan’s last four games, graduate guard Nimari Burnett has been heating up. Shooting the three-ball at an impressive 75% clip with 15 made triples over the past four contests, Burnett’s production from downtown has been the best in the Big Ten and among the highest in the country.

Bigger picture, it was an important bounce-back game. The Wolverines are in the hunt for a Big Ten title, and the win kept them near the top of the standings. They’re 6-1 in the league, behind Michigan State (7-0) and tied in the loss column with Purdue (7-1). Wisconsin is 5-2, three teams have three losses, and on down it goes.

A season ago, Nimari Burnett was a miscast point guard leading a listing ship of a Michigan basketball team to one of the worst campaigns in its century-plus existence. Today, he's one of the most ...

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

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No. 21 Michigan visits the No. 11 Purdue Boilermakers after Vladislav Goldin scored 31 points in the Wolverines' 80-76 overtime victory over the Northwestern Wildcats.