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Michigan AthleticsSaturday, November 7

No. 5 Michigan women's basketball beats No. 2 UConn 77-66 at Crisler Center

The Daily Ann Arbor teamFrom Saturday’s edition · 1 min read · 6 sources

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If you were at on Thursday night, you saw history. No. 5 Michigan beat No. 2 UConn 77-66 in its season opener, ending the Huskies' streak of 39 regular-season wins. It was the highest-ranked win in program history, and hundreds of the 9,575 fans flooded the floor afterward.

Michigan beat UConn 77-66 at Crisler Center

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    FinalSeason opener for No. 5 Michigan against No. 2 UConn

Sources: mlive, arkansasonline.com

The game turned early in the fourth quarter, when Michigan went on a 13-2 run in a game Michigan entered with Mila Holloway working through a lower body injury and not yet available, per a Nov. 4 preview.

  • Te'Yala Delfosse: career-high 22 points, nine rebounds
  • Olivia Olson: 19 points, eight rebounds
  • UConn's Sarah Strong: fouled out with 13 points
  • Olson had five turnovers; Loughridge had just one

UConn coach Geno Auriemma gave Michigan credit: “It’s one game for them, but they’ve put themselves in a position to say, ‘Why can’t we be a Final Four team?’”

Michigan's upset by the numbers

39
regular-season wins in a row for UConn before Thursday
9,575
fans at Crisler Center
13-2
Michigan run early in the fourth quarter

Sources: The Mining Journal, arkansasonline.com

Sources: mlive, GBMWolverine, The Mining Journal, arkansasonline.com, Chargers Wire, Michigan Public

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