Conference play has officially started for the Michigan Wolverines, and in their first game without starting point guard Jaelin Llewellyn, Michigan cruised in a road win over Minnesota, 90-75.
The last time the Wolverines faced the Golden Gophers, they got beat by double digits at home, 75-65. That game was Michigan’s fourth loss of the season, and was a bit of a wakeup call for a squad that went 11-9 to close the regular season and barely earned a spot in the NCAA tournament.
It was a much different story this year, as while Minnesota is a little worse than they were last year, this Michigan team needed a confidence boost and certainly got one Thursday evening.