Michigan State lost its top spot in the USCHO poll after an overtime loss to Michigan last week. The Spartans fell just one spot and still earned 13 first-place votes. They'll have quite the matchup this week as Minnesota visits for a two-game set.
Freshman Syla Swords scored 23 points, eight in the fourth quarter, and No. 24 Michigan edged No. 23 Minnesota 70-65.
The Minnesota Golden Gophers were not a full strength when the only took one of a possible six points against Michigan State in their final series of 2024. They hope to redeem themselves this weekend when they head into East Lansing at full strength in a top-three ranked showdown between the two teams atop the Big Ten standings.
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.
Combining for 54 points against Minnesota, the Michigan women's basketball team's Olson, Swords and Holloway paved the way for victory.
Minnesota forward Dawson Garcia (3) shoots and scores the winning 3-point basket against Michigan guard Rubin Jones (15) during overtime of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr) AP
Michigan’s final spurt of scoring gave the Wolverines just enough margin to eke out a ranked win against Minnesota.
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Michigan State’s rapid resurgence under Nightingale included winning its first Big Ten regular season and tournament titles last year, just his second on the job. This is a different team and also one looking to extend the program’s best start in 24 years while defending a championship.