Michigan State Spartans (16-3, 6-2 Big Ten) at Michigan Wolverines (14-5, 5-3 Big Ten) Ann Arbor, Michigan; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 24 Michigan hosts No. 21 Michigan State after Syla Swords scored 23 points in Michigan's 70-65 victory against the Minnesota Golden Gophers.
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.
The Gophers, ranked third nationally, face Michigan State (19-3-2) in a two-game series that could go a long way to determining the eventual Big Ten champion — a title that the Spartans are defending after Minnesota had won the previous two.
Freshman Syla Swords scored 23 points, eight in the fourth quarter, and No. 24 Michigan edged No. 23 Minnesota 70-65.
No. 23 Minnesota hosts the No. 24 Michigan Wolverines after Grace Grocholski scored 27 points in Minnesota's 87-82 win over the Northwestern Wildcats.
The Minnesota Golden Gophers nabbed a home win over No. 20 Michigan in dramatic fashion on Thursday night, riding a logo buzzer-beater to secure a 84-81 overtime victory against the Wolverines.
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Michigan’s final spurt of scoring gave the Wolverines just enough margin to eke out a ranked win against Minnesota.
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The Golden Gophers are currently 9-9 and the Hawkeyes are 12-6. The Hawkeyes’ record in their last ten games is 9-1 while the Golden Gophers’ record is 1-4 in their last 5 tilts. Minnesota is 0-3 on the road this season while Iowa is 10-1 at home.
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