Check out the greatest moments and plays in this Big Ten matchup between the Michigan Wolverines and the Minnesota Golden Gophers.
The Michigan Wolverines' latest misfortunes on the floor came Thursday against Minnesota as the Golden Gophers launched a hail-mary 3-pointer from midcourt as time expired in overtime that dropped right through the net.
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In a matchup between teams at the opposite ends of the Big Ten standings, Michigan’s perfect start to conference play ended in an 84-81 overtime loss.
Minnesota men’s basketball is in dire need of a win amid a four-game losing streak, including a double overtime heartbreaker to Ohio State. An 8-5 start is in the rearview mirror, and the Golden Gophers look to get back on track with a big win over Michigan.
"If we don't go up there with the mindset that it's going to be 40 minutes of fight...we're going to walk out of there with a loss," Dusty May said.
The Minnesota Golden Gophers (8-9, 0-6 Big Ten) will host Vladislav Goldin and the No. 19 Michigan Wolverines (13-3, 5-0 Big Ten) at Williams Arena on Thursday, January 16. The tip is at 7:00 PM
The one flaw in this Wolverines offense has been turnovers but they've done a better job of taking care of the ball lately and Minnesota doesn't apply much ball pressure. The Gophers prefer a sluggish tempo but won't be able to slow down Michigan's offense here.
On a last-second shot, Minnesota took down No. 20 Michigan, giving the Wolverines their first loss in Big Ten play.