Oakland Golden Grizzlies @ Michigan Wolverines
Thome, Flaherty lead No. 25 Oakland women past Oakland 78-69
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Hallie Thome scored 29 points, Katelynn Flaherty added 26 and No. 25 Michigan pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 78-69 victory over Oakland on Wednesday night.
Thome was 10-of-14 shooting from the field and made 9 of 12 free throws. Flaherty was 8 of 17 from the floor with three 3-pointers. Deja Church added 11 points and Hailey Brown chipped in 10 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for Michigan (3-1).
Sha'Keya Graves had 19 points to lead Oakland (2-3). Cierra Bond hit three 3-pointers and finished with 14 points. Taylor Gleason added 12.
The Grizzlies led 46-45 late in the third quarter. The Wolverines answered with an 11-3 spurt that spanned the third and fourth quarters to take a 56-49 lead. Brown and Thome each made four free throws, and Flaherty added a 3-pointer during the stretch.
Oakland pulled to 63-60 with about six minutes left but didn't get closer.
Game Information
Ann Arbor, MI
Referee:Roy Gulbeyan
Referee:Kevin Pethtel
Referee:Erika Herriman
2025-26 Standings
| Horizon League | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay | 17-3 | - | 25-9 |
| Youngstown State | 15-5 | 2 | 25-10 |
| Cleveland State | 13-7 | 4 | 26-10 |
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 12-8 | 5 | 21-14 |
| Northern Kentucky | 12-8 | 5 | 15-17 |
| Robert Morris | 11-9 | 6 | 18-12 |
| IU Indianapolis | 9-11 | 8 | 14-17 |
| Oakland | 7-13 | 10 | 10-21 |
| Wright State | 6-14 | 11 | 10-22 |
| Milwaukee | 4-16 | 13 | 8-24 |
| Detroit Mercy | 4-16 | 13 | 7-24 |
| Big Ten Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | 18-0 | - | 37-1 |
| Michigan | 15-3 | 3 | 28-7 |
| Iowa | 15-3 | 3 | 27-7 |
| Ohio State | 13-5 | 5 | 27-8 |
| Minnesota | 13-5 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Maryland | 11-7 | 7 | 24-9 |
| Michigan State | 11-7 | 7 | 23-9 |
| Washington | 10-8 | 8 | 22-11 |
| Illinois | 9-9 | 9 | 22-12 |
| USC | 9-9 | 9 | 18-14 |
| Oregon | 8-10 | 10 | 23-13 |
| Nebraska | 7-11 | 11 | 19-13 |
| Indiana | 6-12 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Wisconsin | 5-13 | 13 | 16-18 |
| Purdue | 5-13 | 13 | 13-17 |
| Penn State | 4-14 | 14 | 11-18 |
| Northwestern | 2-16 | 16 | 8-21 |
| Rutgers | 1-17 | 17 | 9-20 |
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