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Wolverines Escape Oregon Behind Double-OT Win
12/29/2025 11:59:00 PM | Women's Basketball
EUGENE, Ore. -- The No. 6-ranked University of Michigan women's basketball team got a layup from Olivia Olson with five seconds remaining in the first overtime to force a second, where U-M put up 16 points to Oregon's 11 to grind out a 92-87 double-overtime win over Oregon on Monday evening (Dec. 29) at Matthew Knight Arena.
With Michigan down two with 45 seconds remaining in overtime, the Wolverines got a stop on the defensive end behind a Macy Brown rebound. Olson took the ball up the court and held for one final shot, getting a ball screen from Ashley Sofilkanich at the top of the key and converting a layup while also getting fouled to tie the game. After the missed free throw, Oregon did not get a shot off in the final possession to send the game to a second five-minute session.
Syla Swords hit a right-wing triple on Michigan's first possession of the second overtime, giving Michigan a lead it did not relinquish. After a Sofilkanich free throw, Brown swiped the ball in front of the Oregon bench and raced down for two as Michigan took an 82-76 lead with 3:07 remaining. The Ducks countered with a three-point play to halve the Michigan advantage out of the timeout before a pair of Olson free throws and a Swords dropoff to Te'Yala Delfosse to beat the shot clock gave U-M an 86-79 lead at the 1:37 mark. Oregon closed within four twice in the final minute-and-a-half but Sofilkanich answered with a bucket and Brown converted a free throw at the end to provide the final margin.
Michigan had four players in double figures, led by 18 points, seven rebounds, four assists and two steals from Swords in 47 minutes of action. Sofilkanich went for 16 points, eight rebounds and an assist, with Olson recording 16 points, seven rebounds and three assists. Delfosse rounded out Michigan's double-figure scorers with 14 points and nine rebounds off the bench. Brown played a career-high 30 minutes, turning in seven points, seven rebounds, five assists and two steals. Michigan grabbed 60 rebounds in the game, including 28 on the offensive end to result in 20 second-chance points, to weather a 16-for-38 showing at the free-throw line.
After Oregon started the scoring with a free throw, Michigan countered with a 7-0 run that began with a Swords triple and four points from Holloway for a 7-1 lead just 1:44 into the contest. The Ducks got within three a few minutes later, but Michigan scored the final four points of the quarter for a 21-10 lead after 10 minutes behind shooting 10-for-13 from the field.
Michigan's lead grew to 15, 25-10, after Olson and Swords each scored on Michigan's two opening possessions of the second quarter. The Ducks closed the lead to nine, 25-16, after a pair of free throws, but Swords connected on her second triple of the opening half to push the lead back to 12, 28-16, with 6:28 left on the second-quarter clock.
The U-M lead swelled to 18, 38-20, off back-to-back buckets from Olson to force an Oregon timeout with 3:58 left in the second quarter. Oregon answered with a 6-0 run to get within 38-26, but a Mila Holloway three-pointer stemmed the tide and Brown hit a three-pointer with three seconds remaining in the second quarter for a 44-28 halftime lead.
Oregon opened the third quarter with an 11-2 run, forcing a Michigan timeout with its lead cut to seven, 46-39, with 6:29 on the clock. The Ducks continued to chip away at the lead, scoring 21 points in the third quarter to pull within six, 55-49, after 30 minutes of action.
Oregon never regained the lead in the fourth quarter, pulling within one several times but did not get closer. Swords hit a pair at the line with 2:12 left for a 69-66 lead but a split pair at the line for Oregon, followed by a layup with 1:29 remaining, tied the game. A clock malfunction on Michigan's final possession sent the game to overtime after it was determined that time had expired.
Michigan completes its Pacific Northwest swing on Thursday (Jan. 1), opening the new year at Washington. The game is set for 3 p.m. PT and can be seen live on the Big Ten Network.
