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ANN ARBOR, Mich.<\/strong> \u2013 No. 3-ranked Michigan Wolverines<\/b><\/a> (25-2, 15-1 Big Ten) returns to Ann Arbor<\/b><\/a> to host Minnesota (13-14, 6-10 Big Ten) at a sold-out Crisler Center<\/b><\/a> Pool(e) Party.<\/p>\n Tipoff is slated for 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 24, on the Big Ten Network, and fans are encouraged to come dressed in their favorite pool attire.<\/p>\n With two weeks left in the regular season, Michigan has two opportunities to clinch at least a share, or possibly the outright Big Ten regular-season title. <\/p>\n A conference title would be Michigan\u2019s 16th and the program\u2019s first since 2021.<\/p>\n Michigan leads the all-time series against Minnesota, 99-71, and is one win shy of its 100th victory in the matchup. <\/p>\n The Wolverines have previously reached the 100-win mark against three conference opponents: Iowa, Michigan State, and Northwestern.<\/p>\n Minnesota beat Michigan twice in recent meetings, including a 73-71 upset at Crisler Center on Jan. 4, 2024, and an 84-81 overtime win on a last-second shot at Williams Arena on Jan. 16, 2025. <\/p>\n The men in maize are 59-22 at home against the Gophers, though Minnesota has won two of the last three games inside Crisler Arena<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n Last season\u2019s meeting ended in dramatic fashion when Dawson Garcia hit a long buzzer-beater with seven seconds left and no timeouts to force overtime and lift Minnesota to an 84-81 victory. <\/p>\n Despite strong performances from Danny Wolf and Vladislav Goldin, the Wolverines could not close out the game.<\/p>\n Michigan\u2019s 25-2 record this season features dominant margins of victory: 21 games by 10-plus points, 13 by 20-plus, 10 by 30-plus, seven by 40-plus (a Big Ten record), and one by 50-plus. The start marks the best in program history; Michigan previously reached 24-3 on four occasions, including the 2018-19 squad that advanced to the Sweet 16.<\/p>\n The Wolverines\u2019 \u201cBig Three\u201d \u2014 Yaxel Lendeborg<\/b><\/a> (14.6 points, 7.5 rebounds), Morez Johnson Jr.<\/b><\/a> (13.5, 7.3), and Aday Mara<\/b><\/a> (11.2, 7.0) \u2014 account for more than 40% of the team\u2019s scoring and over half its rebounding.<\/p>\n Lendeborg has five consecutive games in double figures and has made nine of his last 37 three-pointers in that span. <\/p>\n Johnson Jr. has scored in double figures in nine straight games and added three more double-digit rebounding games in that stretch. <\/p>\n Mara leads the team with 73 blocks (2.73 per game) and has recorded at least one block in every contest.<\/p>\n Guard Elliot Cadeau<\/b><\/a> has posted five or more assists in nine straight games and reached 150 assists this season, becoming the 24th player in Michigan history to record 150 or more assists in a single season.<\/p>\n –> <\/b>\u2018We don\u2019t want to share anything\u2019: Dusty May talks potentially capturing Big Ten title outright<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Copyright 2026 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit – All rights reserved.<\/p>\n ANN ARBOR, Mich. \u2013 No. 3-ranked Michigan Wolverines (25-2, 15-1 Big Ten) returns to Ann Arbor to host Minnesota (13-14, 6-10 Big Ten) at a sold-out Crisler Center Pool(e) Party. 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