Michigan Wolverines at Minnesota Golden Gophers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
McDaniel shines in first start, Michigan eases by Minnesota
Michigan made its first five 3-pointers, led 24-9 after the opening eight minutes and extended it to 37-13. Minnesota used a 15-3 run to pull within 40-28 with 3:15 left in the first half but McDaniel ended Michigan’s nearly four minute scoring drought with a long 3-pointer and the Wolverines led 47-31 at the break.
McDaniel scored nine of Michigan’s 17 points to start the second half for a 21-point lead. And Jett Howard scored five straight Michigan points during a 12-2 run for a 76-47 advantage.
McDaniel shined in Michigan's first game without point guard Jaelin Llewellyn, who suffered a season-ending knee injury on Sunday. The play-making guard was 5 of 6 from the field, making all three of his 3-pointers, while only turning it over twice in 27 minutes.
Kobe Bufkin added 15 points and Howard finished with 14 points for Michigan (6-3, 1-0 Big Ten) in their first true road game of the season. The Wolverines, who lost to No. 3 Virginia by two points and No. 16 Kentucky by four points last week, don't play again until Dec. 17 against Lipscomb followed by a trip to Charlotte to play North Carolina on the 21st.
Ta’lon Cooper scored 16 points and Pharrel Payne added 15 for Minnesota (4-5, 0-2), which will look to snap a four-game losing streak when it faces No. 23 Mississippi State on Sunday.
Minnesota won 75-65 at Michigan in their only meeting last season. But the Gophers lost nine of their next 10 conference games and finished 4-16 in the Big Ten in coach Ben Johnson’s first season.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 90 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 90 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Pharrel Payne made Dunk. Assisted by Taurus Samuels. | 90 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Taurus Samuels Defensive Rebound. | 90 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Gregg Glenn III missed Jumper. | 90 - 73 |
Statistics
 MICH |
 MINN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 33-63 | FG | 27-55 |
| 52 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 10-18 | 3PT | 6-15 |
| 56 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 14-22 | FT | 15-24 |
| 64 | Free Throw % | 63 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 18 | Assists | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 19 | Fouls | 17 |
| 15 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 10,004 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 33-3 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 28-6 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 27-7 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 26-8 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 29-8 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 24-12 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 21-13 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 23-12 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-14 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 16-17 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 14-19 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 15-19 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 12-21 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-20 |