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title: "Michigan Falls to UConn 85-77 in Title Game Rematch"
url: https://www.hereannarbor.com/2026/11/07/michigan-falls-to-uconn-85-77-title-rematch/
date: 2026-11-07T05:55:57-05:00
modified: 2026-11-07T05:55:57-05:00
author: "Ian Alvarez"
categories: ["Sports"]
site: "HERE Ann Arbor"
attribution: "HERE Ann Arbor"
---

# Michigan Falls to UConn 85-77 in Title Game Rematch

> BOSTON, Mass. — Michigan got a taste of the other side of a championship rivalry Friday night, as No. 4 UConn beat the 16th-ranked Wolverines 85-77 at TD Garden in Boston seven months after losing the 2026 national title game to them. The Huskies controlled most of the night. A 9-0 burst over the last

*Source: [HERE Ann Arbor](https://www.hereannarbor.com/2026/11/07/michigan-falls-to-uconn-85-77-title-rematch/) — November 7, 2026 by Ian Alvarez*

BOSTON, Mass. — Michigan got a taste of the other side of a championship rivalry Friday night, as No. 4 UConn beat the 16th-ranked Wolverines 85-77 at TD Garden in Boston seven months after losing the 2026 national title game to them.

The Huskies controlled most of the night. A 9-0 burst over the last two minutes of the first half sent UConn to the locker room up 43-30, and an 8-0 run early in the second half stretched the margin to 18.

Michigan clawed back behind Trey McKenney, who scored all 22 of his points after the break, a career best. J.P. Estrella had 19 points and nine boards, and Roddy Gayle Jr. added 18. The Wolverines won the second half 47-42 but never got closer than eight.

The result evened the all-time series between the programs at 3-3. Michigan had beaten UConn 69-63 in April for the program’s second NCAA crown, its first since 1989, and the Wolverines had opened this season with an 84-68 win over Oakland on Nov. 2.

Michigan, now 1-1, comes home to host Marquette at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor next Wednesday, with tipoff set for 7 p.m.