Freshman Syla Swords scored 23 points, eight in the fourth quarter, and No. 24 Michigan edged No. 23 Minnesota 70-65.

The Michigan Wolverines (13-5) will try to continue a three-game winning streak when they visit the Minnesota Golden Gophers (17-2) at 8:00 PM ET on Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at Williams Arena.

With each passing game, Michigan’s freshmen look less and less like rookies. On Thursday night in Minneapolis, they carried the Wolverines to their first top-25 win of the season. Michigan beat No. 23 Minnesota 70-65, handing the Golden Gophers their first loss at Williams Arena this season in 12 tries.

Dawson Garcia hit a buzzer-beater from the mid-court logo as time expired to lift Minnesota to an 84-81 overtime upset of No. 20 Michigan on Thursday night. The desperation heave sparked a frenzied celebration inside Williams Arena as the Gophers (10-9, 1-6 Big Ten) celebrated their first conference victory.

But the Gophers (17-3 overall, 5-3 Big Ten) struggled to finish against Michigan’s physical defense, making only nine of 33 second-half shots and just four of 15 in the fourth q

The Spartans and Golden Gophers last met in December when Michigan State nearly swept then-No. 1 Minnesota, leaving Minneapolis with a tie (shootout win) and come-from-behind win

No. 20 Michigan had a road meeting with a Minnesota team that entered Thursday winless in the Big Ten Conference. The Wolverines had a sloppy start to the game

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Combining for 54 points against Minnesota, the Michigan women's basketball team's Olson, Swords and Holloway paved the way for victory.

We need to settle in a little more. We are playing really well, then we’re coming back,” Minnesota coach Bob Motzko said. “We need to settle in, and that’s just what we’re kind of going

Michigan State? The crisp 2024 banners hanging at Munn Ice Arena are the only two titles won since joining the Big Ten. It has earned more accolades as a program — in total, eight regular-season titles and 14 conference tournament titles, and national championships in 1966, 1986 and 2007.