Poole has 22 points as No. 7 Michigan beats Minnesota
No. 7 Michigan 69, Minnesota 60: Jordan Poole scored 22 points to lead a long-range shooting spree by Michigan (24-3, 13-3) as the Wolverines beat Minnesota (17-10, 7-9) on Thursday to set up a weekend matchup against rival Michigan State for first place in the Big Ten.
Jon Teske had 17 points and seven rebounds and Ignas Brazdeikis added 10 points for the Wolverines. They are tied with the Spartans at the top of the conference, with Purdue a half-game behind.
Michigan went 13 for 28 from behind the 3-point line, matching a season best for makes in Big Ten play, with Poole going 5 for 10 and Teske 3 of 6.
Jordan Murphy (18 points, 15 rebounds) and Daniel Oturu (18 points, 12 rebounds) gave the Gophers plenty of production in the paint, but they missed nine of 10 attempts from 3-point range. The Wolverines have won 13 of the last 14 games in the series, including nine of 10 since Richard Pitino took over as coach of the Gophers.
These well-balanced Wolverines, who had nine points and nine rebounds from Charles Matthews and 12 assists from Zavier Simpson, needed a buzzerbeating jumper by Matthews to stave off a late surge by the Gophers for a 59-57 victory at home on Jan. 22. Michigan made only 3 of 22 from behind the arc in that game.
Top 10 women
No. 8 Maryland 71, Minnesota 69: Kaila Charles made a buzzer-beating layup to cap a furious comeback by No. 8 Maryland, which never led until that final basket sealed a victory.
No. 4 Louisville 71, Virginia 49: Dana Evans scored 13 points and Louisville used a 16-0 run spanning halftime to take command and beat Virginia.
No. 5 Notre Dame 89, Duke 61: Arike Ogunbowale scored 25 points to become Notre Dame’s all-time leading scorer as the Fighting Irish routed Duke.
No. 9 N.C. State 80, Wake Forest 46: Aislinn Konig scored 14 points and handed out six assists to help North Carolina State breeze to a win over Wake Forest.
Indiana 75, No. 10 Iowa 73: Bendu Yeaney scored with 3.8 seconds left and blocked a potential game-winning shot to lift Indiana to an upset of Iowa.