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Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Michigan Wolverines Recap - Minnesota Wins 73-71
Minnesota earned a 73-71 victory over Michigan on Thursday, getting 18 points from Mike Mitchell Jr. at Crisler Center.
Minnesota won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the +5.5-point spread as underdogs.
Elijah Hawkins had 14 points for Minnesota and Dawson Garcia chipped in with 13 points. Elijah Hawkins had 7 assists for them, while Dawson Garcia was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 12 boards.
Michigan got 17 points from Nimari Burnett in a losing cause and another 16 points from Olivier Nkamhoua. Dug McDaniel contributed 6 assists for them, while Tarris Reed Jr. had 11 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed Michigan were victorious, as the score was $HalfScore at the break.
Michigan won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 33-31.
Next game, Minnesota takes its act home to face Maryland looking for another win. For Michigan, they head on the road to face Penn State.