Michigan Wolverines at Minnesota Golden Gophers
· NCAA Women's Basketball
Phelia, Brown lead No. 13 Michigan women past Gophers 77-41
Brown had 11 points in the first half, surpassing 1,000 points as a Wolverine, and Michigan led 34-23. Phelia had 14 in the second half.
Emily Kiser was one of three players with eight points and had 12 rebounds for the Wolverines (17-5, 7-4 Big Ten Conference).
Alanna Micheaux scored 15 points for Minnesota (9-12, 2-8) and Amaya Battle added 10. The Gophers were 2 of 10 behind the arc and shot 30.5% overall (18 of 59) while going 3 of 6 from the foul line and committing 21 turnovers.
Michigan held the Golden Gophers to 30% shooting and just one free throw while forcing 10 turnovers in the first half.
Brown reached her milestone with a three-point play at 1:28 of the first quarter that put the Wolverines up 15-9. She had two more baskets and they led 19-11 at the end of the quarter. The former Nebraska player was the fourth-fastest player among the 30 Wolverines to hit the 1,000-point milestone.
Michigan had a 6-0 run to go up 12 and a five-run to make it 34-20 late in the second quarter.
The Wolverines made three 3s and 9 of 18 shots overall while Minnesota was 3 of 15 for a 27-7 advantage in the third quarter. Phelia had seven points in a 17-0 run that turned into a 23-2 closing surge for a 61-30 lead entering the fourth quarter.
Michigan is home against No. 22 Illinois on Thursday, No. 6 Indiana visits Minnesota on Wednesday.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 77 - 41 |
| 4th 0:00 | |
End of 4th Quarter | 77 - 41 |
| 4th 0:10 |  |
Ari Wiggins made Layup. | 77 - 41 |
| 4th 0:35 | |
Alyssa Crockett Defensive Rebound. | 75 - 41 |
| 4th 0:39 |  |
Amaya Battle missed Jumper. | 75 - 41 |
Statistics
 MICH |
MINN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-69 | FG | 18-59 |
| 43.5 | Field Goal % | 30.5 |
| 4-16 | 3PT | 2-10 |
| 25.0 | Three Point % | 20.0 |
| 13-14 | FT | 3-6 |
| 92.9 | Free Throw % | 50.0 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 12 | Assists | 12 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 21 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Off Turnovers | 5 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 46 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 10 | Fouls | 17 |
| 36 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 4,545 | Capacity:
2023-24 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 16-2 | - | 26-6 |
| Iowa | 15-3 | 1 | 34-5 |
| Indiana | 15-3 | 1 | 26-6 |
| Michigan State | 12-6 | 4 | 22-9 |
| Nebraska | 11-7 | 5 | 23-12 |
| Penn State | 9-9 | 7 | 22-13 |
| Michigan | 9-9 | 7 | 20-14 |
| Maryland | 9-9 | 7 | 19-14 |
| Illinois | 8-10 | 8 | 19-15 |
| Wisconsin | 6-12 | 10 | 15-17 |
| Minnesota | 5-13 | 11 | 20-16 |
| Purdue | 5-13 | 11 | 15-19 |
| Northwestern | 4-14 | 12 | 9-21 |
| Rutgers | 2-16 | 14 | 8-24 |