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Michigan 77–66 UConn: Delfosse's career-high 22 ends the Huskies' 39-game regular-season winning streak

No. 5 Michigan beat No. 2 Connecticut 77–66 at the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor on Thursday 5 November 2026, in the first-ever matchup of top-five teams in the AP Top 25 at the arena. Te'Yala Delfosse scored a career-high 22 points with nine rebounds and Olivia Olson added 19 as the Wolverines pulled away with a 13–2 run early in the fourth quarter. The win is the highest-ranked victory in Michigan's program history, and it ends UConn's run of 39 straight regular-season wins, which stretched back to a loss at Tennessee on 6 February 2025. UConn's Sarah Strong, the reigning AP Player of the Year, fouled out with 13 points after a scoreless, three-foul first half; freshman Jovana Popovic led the Huskies with 25.

Verified No. 5 Michigan beat No. 2 Connecticut 77–66 at the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor on Thursday 5 November 2026, in the teams' NCAA women's regular-season matchup. The Sportradar match record shows the game Final at 77–66.

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Michigan won 77–66 at the Crisler Center — Delfosse a career-high 22 with nine rebounds, Olson 19.
UConn's 39-game regular-season winning streak is over — their first regular-season loss since 6 February 2025.
It is Michigan's first-ever win over a team ranked No. 2 or higher — the highest-ranked win in program history.
Sarah Strong fouled out with 13 points after a scoreless first half; freshman Jovana Popovic led UConn with 25.

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The game was the first top-five AP Top 25 matchup ever played at the Crisler Center, and a rematch with a recent edge: last November Michigan nearly upset UConn, erasing a 20-point deficit before falling 72–69 in the Huskies' closest regular-season game of that season. This time Michigan were the home team, the season opener for a side coming off an Elite Eight run and returning its top players.

UConn led after the first quarter, but Michigan won the second 18–8 to lead 35–29 at half-time, with Strong already in deep foul trouble after three first-quarter fouls. UConn rallied in the third, but Delfosse's back-to-back threes early in the fourth opened the decisive run, Strong fouled out, and the Wolverines closed it out. AP notes Michigan did it with four players in double figures while starting point guard Mila Holloway is out indefinitely with an injured left leg.

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✓ VerifiedNo. 5 Michigan beat No. 2 Connecticut 77–66 at the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor on Thursday 5 November 2026, in the teams' NCAA women's regular-season matchup. The Sportradar match record shows the game Final at 77–66.Sportradar — Michigan Wolverines vs UConn Huskies match record, NCAA Women (5 Nov 2026; read in this run) · Associated Press via theScore — No. 5 Michigan beats No. 2 UConn to end Huskies' regular-season win streak (5 Nov 2026; read in this run)
✓ VerifiedThe scorers: Te'Yala Delfosse scored a career-high 22 points on 8-of-13 shooting with nine rebounds for Michigan; Olivia Olson added 19 points, eight rebounds and four assists, Courtney Ogden scored 12 off the bench and Syla Swords 10. For UConn, freshman Jovana Popovic led all scorers with 25 points, and Sarah Strong — the reigning AP Player of the Year — fouled out with 13 points after drawing three fouls in a scoreless first half.Associated Press via theScore — Michigan 77, UConn 66 (5 Nov 2026) · USA Today — No. 5 Michigan makes statement, takes down No. 2 UConn (5 Nov 2026; read in this run) · Sportradar — Michigan vs UConn player statistics (5 Nov 2026)
✓ VerifiedWhat it ended and what it started: the defeat ends UConn's run of 39 consecutive regular-season wins, dating back to their last regular-season loss at Tennessee on 6 February 2025. For Michigan, it is the first win in program history over a team ranked No. 2 or higher — the highest-ranked opponent the Wolverines have ever beaten.Associated Press via NBC Sports — Delfosse scores career-high 22, Michigan beats UConn 77–66 to end Huskies' streak (5 Nov 2026; read in this run) · USA Today — No. 5 Michigan takes down No. 2 UConn (5 Nov 2026)

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