Next: Minnesota

Michigan faces the Minnesota Golden Gophers today at 2:00pm. It is the first meeting between the two teams this year. Minnesota is 19-10, 10-7 in the Big Ten. They are led by guard Emily Fox (17.3 points/game) and forward Leslie Knight (14.0 points/game). It will be interesting to see how the team plays after the Wisconsin loss and Coach Borseth's rather infamous post game rant.

The Michigan Daily has a preview:

No matter what other teams do, the Wolverines hold their tournament fate in their hands. Seen in this table, Michigan can grab the 4-spot with a win on Sunday (Ohio State assumed to win over Northwestern). The victory sets up a deja vu matchup with the Gophers in Indianapolis. Anything else, and the Wolverines see action on Thursday.

As Stephanie White of the Big Ten Network pointed out during the Big Ten Women’s Basketball podcast, getting that first-day off is critical. The Chicago Sky coach said that no team has ever won the Big Ten Tournament from the first day.

Gophersports.com has one as well:

Minnesota travels to Michigan on Sunday, March 2, to face the Wolverines in the regular-season finale. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. ET (1 p.m. CT). The Golden Gophers own a record of 19-10 overall and 10-7 in Big Ten play after a 69-54 win over Indiana on Thursday. Michigan is 16-11 overall and 9-8 in league action after dropping a 69-67 heartbreaker to Wisconsin in their last outing.