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- Wolverines
- Published: Jan. 05, 2026, 8:29 p.m.
ANN ARBOR — Michigan hadn’t mislaid consecutive games successful a twelvemonth and vanished beardown Monday nighttime to support that streak alive.
The Wolverines hit Minnesota astatine Crisler Center 70-60, picking it up precocious to amended to 12-2 wide and 3-1 successful nan Big Ten.
Olivia Olson led ninth-ranked Michigan pinch 21 points against her location state’s school. Brooke Quarles Daniels erstwhile again made her effect without scoring much, tallying 7 rebounds, 3 steals and 4 assists. Syla Swords and Mila Holloway added 12 points each, pinch Swords burying a heavy buzzer beater.
The Wolverines trailed by arsenic galore arsenic 12 early successful nan 2nd quarter, answered pinch a 13-0 tally and seized power for bully early successful nan fourth. They scored nan first 7 points of nan last 4th and ne'er fto Minnesota get person than 3 nan remainder of nan way.
Michigan changeable conscionable 4 for 19 from heavy and 18 for 26 from nan foul statement successful nan physical, protect battle.
Michigan stole 4 passes but changeable conscionable 4 for 16 successful nan first quarter, missing respective astatine nan rim. The Wolverines trailed 19-10 aft nan opening 4th and 22-10 earlier a 13-0 tally gave them nan lead. Minnesota went astir six minutes without scoring during that stretch.
Michigan started 3 for 8 from nan foul line. Swords banked successful a heavy 3 conscionable earlier nan buzzer to trim Minnesota’s lead to 29-28 astatine half.
Olson took complaint successful nan 3rd quarter, scoring connected an up-and-under, a step-back jumper and a quick-trigger 3 to make it 38-33. Michigan led by 1 entering nan last quarter.
Minnesota made a push to get wrong three. Olson answered, driving correct and spinning near to shed her defender and people astatine nan rim, giving Michigan a 55-50 lead pinch 5:14 left. Te’Yala Delfosse’s 3 pushed nan lead to 7 a infinitesimal later. Olson’s bucket made nan separator 10 pinch 2:08 to go. Minnesota couldn’t get person than six aft that. Olson vanished 9 of 16 from nan field.
Minnesota dropped to 10-4 (1-2). Monday was a homecoming of sorts for Minnesota coach Dawn Plitzuweit, who spent 5 seasons arsenic a Michigan adjunct nether Kevin Borseth. The Golden Gophers sewage 22 points from Grace Grocholski and 14 from Mara Braun but changeable conscionable 6 for 21 from 3 arsenic a squad and 38.6% overall. The Gophers did make each 10 of their free-throw attempts.
Michigan, which hasn’t mislaid consecutive games since January 2025, was coming disconnected a nonaccomplishment astatine Washington. The Wolverines sojourn Penn State connected Thursday and big Wisconsin connected Sunday.
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Andrew Kahn covers University of Michigan athletics for MLive. His superior thumps are Michigan football, men's hoops and women's basketball. He joined MLive successful 2017 aft antecedently freelancing for The Wall...
