Michigan basketball head man Dusty May takes a subtle jab at the refs after a 30-minute overtime. The Wolverines were victorious, but many were questioning the refs after the extra round took over 30 minutes to complete.

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.

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

Dawson Garcia’s desperation, 35-foot triple to beat Michigan would be the bad luck storyline of what happened in Minneapolis Thursday evening. Not this night. U-M did just what coach Dusty May warned them not to do in coming out lax in an 84-81 loss to a winless Minnesota team,

Purdue forward Trey Kaufman-Renn (4) reaches for the ball between the legs of Michigan center Vladislav Goldin (50) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in West Lafayette, Ind., Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) AP

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

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

"When you have your point guard, leader talking to your team like that, it gives everybody else confidence," Michigan assistant Drew Williamson said.

MPR News politics editor and host Brian Bakst and his guests talk about the Democratic National Committee’s election of a new party chair and the Minnesotan who’s campaigning for the job. Later, a conversation with newly elected Minnesota Republican Party Chair Alex Plechash.

The Michigan Wolverines took a close and physical game from the Penn State Nittany Lions on Monday night. It was a game that head coach Dusty May felt came down to Michigan’s defensive intensity in a game where they were allowed to play physically.

Donaldson found Roddy Gayle for a dunk to spark the final push, and after a Penn State turnover at the other end, he managed to corral a loose-ball offensive rebound thanks to Will Tschetter’s heads-up effort in the paint. Donaldson then knocked down a mid-range jumper to cut the lead to 72-71, and suddenly the home crowd was on its feet roaring.