The Michigan Wolverines (13-5) will attempt to build on a three-game winning run when visiting the Minnesota Golden Gophers (17-2) at 8:00 PM ET on Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at Williams Arena.

Dawson Garcia hit a buzzer-beater from the mid-court logo as time expired to lift Minnesota to an 84-81 overtime upset of No. 20 Michigan on Thursday night. The desperation heave sparked a frenzied celebration inside Williams Arena as the Gophers (10-9, 1-6 Big Ten) celebrated their first conference victory.

Dawson Garcia made a 3-pointer from the edge of the near center-court logo to give Minnesota an 84-81 overtime victory over No. 20 Michigan on Thursday night.

No. 20 Michigan had a road meeting with a Minnesota team that entered Thursday winless in the Big Ten Conference. The Wolverines had a sloppy start to the game

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

Dawson Garcia began calling for the ball before he crossed center court. Once he got it, he let it fly to give Minnesota its first Big Ten victory of the season.

In a matchup between teams at the opposite ends of the Big Ten standings, Michigan’s perfect start to conference play ended in an 84-81 overtime loss.

Riding a three-game win streak, the No. 24 Michigan women's basketball team is hunting its first ranked win against No. 23 Minnesota.

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"If we don't go up there with the mindset that it's going to be 40 minutes of fight...we're going to walk out of there with a loss," Dusty May said.

The one flaw in this Wolverines offense has been turnovers but they've done a better job of taking care of the ball lately and Minnesota doesn't apply much ball pressure. The Gophers prefer a sluggish tempo but won't be able to slow down Michigan's offense here.