Ann Arbor — Nothing seemed to be going right for Michigan during an ugly first half against Minnesota.
The Wolverines fell behind by double digits roughly six minutes in the game against the last-place team in the Big Ten. They seemingly couldn’t buy a jumper. Things went from bad to worse when freshman wing Jett Howard went down with a left-ankle injury shortly before halftime and missed the entire second half.
Still, Michigan managed to persevere, using a strong start in the second half and surviving a shaky closing stretch to push past Minnesota, 60-56, on Sunday at Crisler Center to sweep the regular-season series.