Te'Yala Delfosse scored 22 points and collected nine rebounds as No. 5 Michigan beat No. 2 UConn 77-66 in Ann Arbor on Nov. 5, 2026. The victory was Michigan’s first over a team ranked No. 2 or higher, Mitchell Northam reported for USA TODAY.
The rankings came from the USA TODAY Sports preseason Coaches Poll. Delfosse shot 8-for-13 from the field and added two assists, two steals and a block. Olivia Olson contributed 19 points, eight rebounds and four assists, while Courtney Ogden scored 12 off the bench and Syla Swords added 10.
UConn led by four after the first quarter, but Michigan outscored the Huskies 18-8 in the second. The Wolverines pulled away in the final period, closing the game on a 20-9 run.
Michigan made 9 of 20 attempts from 3-point range, compared with UConn’s 8 of 31. The Huskies committed 19 turnovers, which the Wolverines turned into 14 points.
Freshman guard Jovana Popovic led UConn with 25 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals.
For the Huskies, the result ended a long stretch without a regular-season defeat. USA TODAY reported that their previous regular-season loss came at Tennessee on Feb. 6, 2025. It was also their first double-digit regular-season loss since Dec. 12, 2024, at Notre Dame.
