Dickinson leads Michigan against Minnesota after 23-point showing

Published Dec. 7, 2022 2:43 a.m. ET

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Michigan Wolverines (5-3) at Minnesota Golden Gophers (4-4, 0-1 Big Ten)

Minneapolis; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Michigan faces the Minnesota Golden Gophers after Hunter Dickinson scored 23 points in Michigan's 73-69 loss to the Kentucky Wildcats.

The Golden Gophers are 3-1 on their home court. Minnesota is 2-0 in games decided by less than 4 points.

The Wolverines play their first true road game after going 5-3 with a 2-2 record in neutral-site games to start the season. Michigan is 0-1 in games decided by less than 4 points.

The Golden Gophers and Wolverines meet Thursday for the first time in Big Ten play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jamison Battle is scoring 13.8 points per game with 3.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists for the Golden Gophers. Dawson Garcia is averaging 13.3 points and 5.4 rebounds while shooting 43.3% for Minnesota.

Dickinson is scoring 19.6 points per game and averaging 9.1 rebounds for the Wolverines. Jett Howard is averaging 15.3 points and 2.4 rebounds for Michigan.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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