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After stunner at Minnesota, Michigan has 4 losses by a combined 8 points
Michigan was denied a second overtime in Minneapolis when Dawson Garcia sunk a buzzer-beating shot from just inside half court. The Wolverines had their chances to make sure a shot like that didn’t matter.
But some recurring issues (plus a new one) doomed Michigan in Thursday night’s 84-81 loss to last-place Minnesota.
“We had said it coming in: ‘You can’t overlook anybody in this league,’” Michigan forward Will Tschetter said on the postgame radio show. “We obviously overlooked them tonight.”
‘Uncharacteristic’ offensive performance
The Wolverines entered the game leading the country in 2-point shooting at 63 percent. They shot just 17 of 40 (43 percent) inside the arc against Minnesota, with the figure even worse when considering only shots labeled in the box score as dunks or layups.
“Credit Minnesota; I thought they played with physicality,” Michigan coach Dusty May said on the radio. “I thought they put bodies on us. They collapsed on a lot of those drives. One of the reasons we’ve played so well at the rim is because when (teams) do collapse we’ve made the next pass and the next play, and tonight we challenged multiple bodies at the rim several times. That was just uncharacteristic of us.”
Several Wolverines missed shots at the basket they usually make. Starting center Vladislav Goldin entered the game with the top field-goal percentage among Big Ten players (63 percent). He made just 5 of 15 shots.
“Vlad’s played in a lot of basketball games and I’m just gonna chalk this up to (it) just wasn’t his night,” May said. “I thought he had several good looks that just didn’t drop. And on the nights when the ball is just not dropping, you can’t give up the offensive rebounds and you can’t turn it over. You just can’t do all those in the same game.”
Another close loss
Thursday’s three-point defeat was Michigan’s most lopsided loss of the season. Michigan’s four losses have come by a combined eight points.
Mistakes are magnified in games like that. Turnovers have been a problem for Michigan most of the season. Michigan’s total on Thursday (13) wasn’t egregious, but a sloppy start “set the tone” for the game, May said.
Midway through overtime, after Danny Wolf had set up Goldin for dunks on two straight possessions, something went awry on Tre Donaldson’s pass to Nimari Burnett, and the ball ricocheted out of bounds.
Michigan’s rebounding was also fine overall but not good enough in May’s eyes. The Golden Gophers grabbed 16 offensive rebounds, including one they had no business getting that led to a 3 to open the overtime scoring.
“Our defense, our ability to rebound the basketball when it really mattered was I think ultimately the difference,” May said.
Though more of a gut punch in the moment, close losses are a better sign for a team than blowout losses. And it’s not like the Wolverines haven’t been able to win any close games. They beat Wisconsin and Iowa by two points each, and trailed USC and UCLA in the second half before pulling away.
The bigger issue is that the Wolverines have blown double-digit leads in all four losses. They were up 10 with 12:50 to go on Thursday. They led Oklahoma by 11 in the second half, and held 13- and 15-point first-half leads over Wake Forest and Arkansas, respectively.
Michigan’s inability to put away Thursday’s game was especially surprising since Minnesota was 0-6 in the Big Ten.
Impressive homecoming
Though he didn’t sound thrilled to talk about it, Tschetter played well for Michigan in a homecoming game. The redshirt junior scored 15 points in 23 minutes off the bench. He made three 3-pointers and had 11 points in the first half.
“He’s consistent with his effort and energy,” May said. “(He) made some big shots. I thought he was poised around the rim. I thought he was a real bright spot.”
Tschetter is from Stewartville, a small town about 100 miles south of Minneapolis. The TV broadcast noted he had about 100 family members and friends inside Williams Arena on Thursday.
“Obviously it’s great to be able to come home and play in front of people that have grown up watching me,” Tschetter said. “But obviously ridiculously disappointed with a few things I did myself, the team, and just the overall game.
“We’ve just got to get back to the fundamentals of who we are, how we’ve won games in the past. Got to get back to being unselfish, rebounding the freakin’ basketball and just things like that.”
Michigan (13-4, 5-1) hosts Northwestern (11-6, 2-4) on Sunday. The Wildcats won on Thursday (at Maryland) on an overtime buzzer-beater.
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Dennis Peterson
With family by his side, Dennis “Bud” Peterson went to be with the Lord on the morning of June 1, 2026.
He was born at Drake, North Dakota on April 2, 1932 in the home of his parents Nick and Helen Peterson. The family moved to Duluth at the beginning of World War II.
After graduation from Duluth Central High School Bud served in the US Army in Korea during the Korean War, and received an Honorable Discharge with the rank of Sergeant. He used his GI Bill benefits to attend UMD receiving an Associate Degree, and also earned his Commercial Instrument Pilot rating.
Bud was a longtime employee of St. Louis County retiring as Supervisor of Roads and Bridges. In retirement he served as Boiler Engineer and a do it all repairman for Duluth Gospel Tabernacle. He generously devoted his time and talents as a consummate do it yourself repairman to all of his family.
Dennis is preceded in death by his parents, Nick & Helen Peterson; brother, Robert Peterson; sister, June (Don) Kruger; and infant brother and sister, James and Delores Peterson.
He is survived by his sister, Carol (Eli) Miletich; and numerous nieces and nephews all of whom he loved dearly.
At Bud’s request, his family will be holding a private funeral service. Arrangements by Dougherty Funeral Home 218-727-3555.
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Medical services in limbo for thousands of providers amid Minnesota fraud crisis
The Minnesota Department of Human Services is reexamining over 5,000 Medicaid service providers across the state in an effort to combat fraud.
The federal government said it would pull $2 billion in annual Medicaid funding from Minnesota in January if the state didn’t make changes.
The Minnesota Department of Human Services set out to revalidate thousands of providers in programs deemed high risk for fraud by asking providers to submit verification paperwork and making unannounced site visits. The deadline passed on Sunday.
The latest data, published on May 27, shows 1,009 providers approved, 1,151 disenrolled and over 3,000 providers with pending applications.
Paige Berland and Camille Heyman run Minnesota Behavioral Specialists, providing autism care to children through two locations in the metro area. The women say that after submitting their paperwork, they received letters from DHS with determinations for both locations: the Bloomington center was terminated and the Eagan office was approved.
“It doesn’t make sense, everything is the same minus the location,” Berland said. “So why was one approved and one wasn’t approved?”
The termination letter said the Bloomington center was denied because they failed to disclose a managing employee during a site visit. Berland disputes that and said she already submitted an appeal.
“We were told to keep running, keep continuing as we are while we go through this process,” she said. “It just means that we don’t have the money coming in.”
Josh Berg with Accessible Space says they’re also in limbo. Berg said they offer integrated community supports, which means caretakers provide in-unit assistance for people with spinal cord injuries and disabilities.
“Most of the folks that we support are wheelchair-bound,” Berg said. “Helping with meals, helping with medications, helping them just live their lives.”
Berg said that of the seven locations where people are housed, the Department of Human Services terminated five and approved two. He believes the timeline to conduct this revalidation process was too aggressive. He said Accessible Space has also submitted an appeal.
“We’re not able to bill for services, we’re not able to start new services for anybody or change any of the supports that they receive,” he said.
Both Berg and Berland say they agree fraud needs to be dealt with, but they hope Minnesotans who truly need services aren’t left without the services they need.
“Not just the clients rely on services, but the families do too, so we can’t stop services; that’s not an option on our plate,” Berland said. “We want to continue to provide these services; they are medically necessary.”
The Minnesota Department of Human Services said a disenrollment letter could be sent for a few reasons, including failure to submit revalidation application after two notification attempts, failure to provide all requested documents within the required timeframe and failure to meet the criteria required during an on-site visit.
A spokesperson for the Department of Human Services said it’s currently in the process of compiling data from the thousands of applications, but didn’t say when the department would share those final numbers.
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