The Gophers have, to this point, taken care of business against the teams they are supposed to beat. They haven’t, to this point, beaten top competition.
Minnesota headed into Wednesday’s contest with just two losses — one to then No. 25 Nebraska and the other just last week to No. 8 Maryland. The Gophers were handed their third loss of the season on Wednesday — and it came in their third game against a ranked opponent.
No. 24 Michigan walked away with a close 70-65 victory over No. 23 Minnesota on Wednesday night at Williams Arena in a game that was tight throughout between a pair of teams that seemed to be fairly evenly matched.
The Gophers, who had a one-point lead heading into the fourth quarter, fell into a hole as Michigan went on a run near the beginning of the fourth quarter and could not shoot their way out of it.
Minnesota finished with just 11 fourth-quarter points, going just 4 for 15 from the field in the final quarter of the game and 1 for 7 from beyond the arc. On the night, the Gophers were just 6 for 25 from three.
Annika Stewart had three of those as part of a 16-point night for her. Grace Grocholski chipped in 12 points in the loss and Amaya Battle led the Gophers with 25.
Michigan was led by a trio of freshmen. Syla Swords, one of the top-ranked players in the recruiting class, led the Wolverines with 23. Benilde-St. Margaret’s alum Olivia Olson, playing in front of her hometown crowd, had 19 and Mila Holloway added 12 as the trio accounted for 54 of Michigan’s 70 points.
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