The Wolverines went into their second straight overtime game, but the end result was much better this time. Michigan outlasted Northwestern in an 80-76 win, but the win was not the story of the game at all.

Back-to-back overtime contests for the Michigan men’s basketball team proved once more how grueling Big Ten play can be. Claiming a win at home over Northwestern, while dropping last Thursday’s contest against Minnesota,

After blowing a 16-point lead in their last outing against Ohio State, No. 11 Purdue (16-5, 8-2) came into their home building with murderous intent, and the Wolverines were their victims. The Boilermakers jumped to a 13-2 lead to start the game and never looked back, delivering a 91-64 beatdown of No. 21 Michigan (14-5, 6-2) on Friday night.

“We’ve got to fix some things,” May said. “We’ve got to find some solutions to the problems that we face.”

Michigan heads to the Barn tonight to face Minnesota (7:00 p.m., FS1) in a... Michigan returns home to host Washington on Sunday (2:00 p.m., BTN) afternoon at

Here's what he said: Dusty May on Michigan finishing 12 of 30 on dunks and layups against the Gophers: Well, credit Minnesota. I thought they played with physicality. I thought they put bodies on us.

Dusty May knows how college basketball rocks when Michigan and Michigan State are competing for the top of the Big Ten. As it stands, Michigan is ranked No. 20, is 13-3 and 5-0 in the conference. The Spartans are No.

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.

Michigan men's basketball coach Dusty May spoke with reporters on Monday to offer his closing thoughts on the Washington win and to preview this week's road matchup against Minnesota. May ...

Michigan State (14-2) has won nine in a row under Tom Izzo, now in his 30th year on the job. The Spartans, ranked No. 16, clobbered Washington at home and won at Northwestern on Sunday (78-68) since the last poll came out.

Jan 16, 2025; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Michigan Wolverines head coach Dusty May reacts during overtime against the Minnesota Golden Gophers at Williams Arena. Mandatory Credit: Matt Krohn ...

Dusty May and Michigan men's basketball continue to target some of the top high school talent in the country, including prospects who have ties to one of the Wolverines' biggest rivals.