Dawson Garcia hit a game-winning 3-pointer from near half-court just before the buzzer sounded to end overtime, giving Minnesota an 84-81 win over No. 20 Michigan on Thursday in Minneapolis. After Michigan's Danny Wolf tied the game at 81-81 on a layup with seven seconds left in OT,

The Minnesota Golden Gophers nabbed a home win over No. 20 Michigan in dramatic fashion on Thursday night, riding a logo buzzer-beater to secure a 84-81 overtime victory against the Wolverines.

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SportsLine's model just revealed its college basketball picks for the Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Michigan Wolverines on Thursday night

Minnesota men’s basketball is in dire need of a win amid a four-game losing streak, including a double overtime heartbreaker to Ohio State. An 8-5 start is in the rearview mirror, and the Golden Gophers look to get back on track with a big win over Michigan.

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.

"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.

Michigan State led 1-0 before Stramel knocked in a rebound with less than two minutes remaining in the first period. With the Spartans shorthanded midway through the second, Howard served up a perfect 2-on-1 pass for Stramel’s one-timer that beat Michigan goalie Logan Stein.

Just days removed from a rather embarrassing loss, the Michigan Wolverines look to get back on the winning track on Sunday afternoon when they host the Northwestern Wildcats. Watch Michigan on FuboTV (7-day free trial) The Wolverines were riding high as one of the best teams in the Big Ten and slowly creeping their way into the conversation as one of the better teams in the nation.

The Northwestern Wildcats (11-6, 2-4 Big Ten) meet the No. 19 Michigan Wolverines (13-4, 5-1) Sunday. Tip-off from Crisler Center in Ann Arbor is set for 2 p.m. ET (Big Ten Network). Let’s analyze

Alex Bump scored two goals for No. 4 Western Michigan in a 5-1 win over North Dakota on Saturday night in Grand Forks, N.D.