Morez Johnson Jr. leads No. 3 Michigan to rout of Rutgers

Morez Johnson Jr. scored 22 points to lead No. 3 Michigan to a 101-60 win over Rutgers in a Big Ten contest in Ann Arbor, Mich., on Saturday.Johnson went 9 of 11 from the field for Michigan (8-0, 1-0), which scored at least 100 points for the third straight game, the first time it has done that since the 1989-90 season.Yaxel Lendeborg had 14 points and eight rebounds, Trey McKenney scored 13 points, and Elliot Cadeau had 11 points and nine assists to lead Michigan.The Wolverines shot 60% from the field (39 of 65), 44.8% from 3-point range (13 of 29), and held a 40-29 rebounding advantage.Harun Zrno scored 13 points and Dylan Grant added 11 for Rutgers (5-5, 0-2), which committed 16 turnovers, shot 35.8% from the field (24 of 67), and hit 26.1% (6 of 23) from 3-point range.Michigan was in control from the start and went up 56-30 with 17:17 remaining in the game.The Wolverines continued to grow their lead, taking a 30-point advantage at 65-35 with 14:58 left and then a 77-40 lead with 12 minutes to play on a 3-pointer by L.J. Cason.

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