Michigan Vs. Minnesota Final Score: Wolverines Survive With 73-69 Overtime Win

The Michigan Wolverines survived a big scare from Minnesota in the second round of the Big Ten tournament. Battling their way back, Michigan escaped in overtime with a 73-69 win.

Minnesota came out of the gate showing upset. The tenth seed jumped out to an 11-3 lead over the second seed with 11 minutes to play in the first half. Michigan worked their way back into the game, trailing by just three at the half.

Then things got really exciting.

Zack Novak and Evan Smotrycz came up big for Michigan at the end of regulation. Novak hit a three-pointer to close the gap to 56-53 with 1:14 left. He then grabbed the rebound on an Elliott Eliason jumped to get the ball back in Michigan's hands. Jordan Morgan got an offensive rebound on Novak's shot to keep possession. Smotrycz got the ball from Stu Douglas and hit a three-pointer to tie the game with 19 seconds left on the clock.

Michigan started overtime with an 8-1 edge, but the Gophers took a page from their opponents playbook, using a pair of three-pointers to put themselves back in striking distance. Ultimately, it was not enough.

Trey Burke led Michigan with 30 points. Tim Hardaway Jr. had another 20.

Michigan's 9-16 advantage in turnovers ultimately helped them play their way back into the game, salvaging their chances at winning the Big Ten tournament.

Next, Michigan plays the winner of the Ohio State-Purdue game in the semifinals. That game is scheduled for approximately 4:00 p.m. on Saturday.

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Michigan Vs. Minnesota Score Update: Wolverines Trail 23-20 At Halftime

After falling behind by a large margin early on, the Michigan Wolverines rallied to tie the Minnesota Golden Gophers, but a late three-pointer by Austin Hollins has put Minnesota in front 23-20 at halftime of their Big Ten quarterfinal matchup.

Trey Burke has led the Wolverines, and all scorers, with 13 of Michigan's 20 first half points. Hollins and Rodney Williams have scored eight points apiece for the Golden Gophers, while Andre Hollins has chipped in Minnesota's seven other points.

The Wolverines were held without a field goal for the first 6:27 of the game, while Minnesota opened the game on an 11-3 run.

The winner of this game will face the winner of tonight's Ohio State-Purdue match-up in Saturday afternoon's semifinals.

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Big Ten Tournament 2012: Michigan Vs. Minnesota Game Time, TV Schedule And More

The Michigan Wolverines have never had a seed as high as their No. 2 seed in this season's Big Ten tournament, and they're going to want to use it to their advantage as they go for a Big Ten tournament win to boost their stock even more for the NCAA tournament.

They'll face the Minnesota Golden Gophers, the only underdog to win in Thursday's action. The Gophers are desperate for a Big Ten tournament run to push themselves back into the conversation for an at-large bid in the Big Dance after a terrible ending to their conference play shoved them out of the discussion. They already have completed one big step after squeaking past Northwestern in the first round.

The game between Michigan and Minnesota will be on Big Ten Network at 6:30 p.m. ET.

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Big Ten Tournament 2012: Michigan Takes On Minnesota On Day 2

Michigan has its highest-ever seed in the Big Ten tournament and will look to make a run in Indy starting with a game against Minnesota on Friday.