Michigan basketball head man Dusty May takes a subtle jab at the refs after a 30-minute overtime. The Wolverines were victorious, but many were questioning the refs after the extra round took over 30 minutes to complete.

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Here's what he said: Dusty May on Michigan finishing 12 of 30 on dunks and layups against the Gophers: Well, credit Minnesota. I thought they played with physicality. I thought they put bodies on us.

Purdue forward Trey Kaufman-Renn (4) reaches for the ball between the legs of Michigan center Vladislav Goldin (50) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in West Lafayette, Ind., Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) AP

“We’ve got to fix some things,” May said. “We’ve got to find some solutions to the problems that we face.”

Dusty May had an interesting comparison for Michigan’s home crowd based on the intensity during the 76-72 win over Penn State.

The one flaw in this Wolverines offense has been turnovers but they've done a better job of taking care of the ball lately and Minnesota doesn't apply much ball pressure. The Gophers prefer a sluggish tempo but won't be able to slow down Michigan's offense here.

No. 20 Michigan had a road meeting with a Minnesota team that entered Thursday winless in the Big Ten Conference. The Wolverines had a sloppy start to the game

Michigan State (14-2) has won nine in a row under Tom Izzo, now in his 30th year on the job. The Spartans, ranked No. 16, clobbered Washington at home and won at Northwestern on Sunday (78-68) since the last poll came out.

Minnesota forward Dawson Garcia (3) shoots and scores the winning 3-point basket against Michigan guard Rubin Jones (15) during overtime of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr) AP

"If we don't go up there with the mindset that it's going to be 40 minutes of fight...we're going to walk out of there with a loss," Dusty May said.

Donaldson found Roddy Gayle for a dunk to spark the final push, and after a Penn State turnover at the other end, he managed to corral a loose-ball offensive rebound thanks to Will Tschetter’s heads-up effort in the paint. Donaldson then knocked down a mid-range jumper to cut the lead to 72-71, and suddenly the home crowd was on its feet roaring.