(Photo: Bill Kostroun, Associated Press)
Piscataway, N.J. — Michigan coach John Beilein received something sweeter than cake on his 66th birthday.
The gift? A new record with his name on it.
With Tuesday’s 77-65 win over Rutgers at the Rutgers Athletic Center, Beilein leapfrogged Johnny Orr and set a program mark for most Big Ten victories by a Michigan coach with 121.
Milestone moment was never in doubt for Beilein thanks to the three-headed scoring attack of freshman forward Ignas Brazdeikis, redshirt junior wing Charles Matthews and sophomore guard Jordan Poole.
Brazdeikis finished with 23 points and a season-high five made 3-pointers, Poole added 15 points and Matthews had 11 points.