Michigan 58 Illinois 55

Michigan pulled out a great win, with Rachel Sheffer scoring a basket on an inbound pass with 1.5 seconds left.  The win means that Michigan finished in a four way tie for 3rd place with Wisconsin, Ohio State and Iowa.  Because the Big 10 uses total head to head as a tiebreaker (and Michigan swept the other 3 teams), Michigan gets the 3rd seed in the Big 10 Tournament.

Next: Illinois

Michigan visits Illinois today in their final regular season game.  A win and Michigan could end up seeded as high as third in the conference tournament (if OSU beats Wisconsin) and a loss could drop them to a 7 seed...  Needless to say, a win here will go a long way to helping their NCAA chances.

Minnesota 82 Michigan 78 (2 OT)

Tough loss in overtime, though Michigan still can have a good seed in the Big 10 tourney if they can beat Illinois in their final regular season game.

Veronica Hicks shot to send the game into overtime is worth watching again:

Next: Minnesota

Michigan hosts Minnesota @ Crisler arena tonight at 7:00.  It is senior night and fan appreciation night as well.  Michigan is looking for revenge against the Golden Gophers after losing in Minneapolis earlier this year.

Michigan 68 Wisconsin 66

A very big win for Michigan on Saturday.  Courtney Boylan scored the last six points for the Wolverines.  Michigan had seen a 12 point lead disappear and trailed the Badgers by 4, 64-60 before the late comeback.

From annarbor.com:

The 5-foot-7 guard scored the Wolverines’ last six points over the final 81 seconds of the game, including the game-winner with eight seconds remaining in a 68-66 victory in front of 8,611 at the Kohl Center.
“(Boylan) is a kid that has the ability to get down in the paint and score on anybody,” Michigan coach Kevin Borseth said. “She's very crafty, she's strong, she's got great hands and has great hang time. When she scores, it doesn't look like she can do it, but she's very good around the basket."
Wisconsin guard Alyssa Karel called Boylan’s effort “relentless.”

The win left Michigan tied for third with Wisconsin, but holding the tiebreaker for seeding in the Big 10 tourney.  While an NCAA tournament bid isn't a lock, Michigan seems to control their own destiny - it seems likely that two more wins (either in their last two games against Minnesota and Illinois) or in the conference tournament, would get them in.  

Next: Wisconsin

Michigan travels to Wisconsin to play to the Badgers today at 1:30pm (EST).  While the game is not a "must win", it will go a long way to determining where Michigan finishes in the Big 10 standings.  A win will move Michigan into a third place tie with Wisconsin, with Michigan holding the tie breaker.  A loss will put Michigan in a dogfight with Purdue, Ohio State, and Iowa for fourth through seventh place.  While Michigan holds the tie breaker with Ohio State and Iowa it would be better for them to finish in the top five and have a first round bye in the Big Ten Tournament.

Michigan 88 Indiana 76

Michigan got a much needed win against Indiana Wednesday night.  The Wolverines jumped out to a 15 point lead at half time then held off an Indiana rally in the second half.  Michigan had a balanced scoring: 19 points from Carmen Reynolds, 18 from Kate Thompson,  15 from Rachel Sheffer, 14 from Courtney Boylan, 11 from Veronica Hicks and 9 from Jenny Ryan.

From annarbor.com:

The Michigan women's basketball  team thought it would get some open perimeter looks against Indiana’s zone defense on Wednesday night.
The Wolverines were right. And they hit a season-high 13 shots from 3-point range in an 88-76 win at Crisler Arena.
Junior Carmen Reynolds made 5 of 7 shots from behind the arc on her way to a team-high 19 points and sophomore Kate Thompson who made 4 of 5 long-distance attempts, finished with 18 points.

Carmen Reynolds

“We were able to pretty much, as a team, get whatever shot we wanted to it felt like,” Reynolds said. “We were good about passing on the perimeter. Everyone was getting shots. Everything was open, it felt like.”

Next: Michigan State

Michigan travels to the Breslin Center to face 11th ranked Michigan State.  These two teams are very familiar with each other and there won't likely be any surprises.  While a loss probably won't affect Michigan's post season chances, this game is a must win if Michigan is to have any chance of winning the regular season Big 10 crown.  Tip off is at 2:50pm and the game is being televised on ESPN2

Bus Trip to MSU

Last minute, but a reminder to anyone interested about the bus trip to the MSU game this weekend.  For more information call 734 647 1261 or email katjacks@umich.edu .