The No. 7 Gophers wrestling team won seven of 10 matches en route to a 25-10 victory over No. 21 Michigan on Sunday at Maturi Pavilion.
The match drew an announced 4,887 spectators, the Gophers' largest crowd since Feb. 4, 2023, for a match against Iowa.
Gable Steveson, the top-ranked heavyweight, closed out the Gophers' victory with a pin of Josh Heindselman in 1 minute, 46 seconds. Steveson, who earned his 57th consecutive victory, is 5-0 in dual meets for the Gophers this season with four technical-fall victories and now his first pin. The loss was the first of the season for Heindselman.
Starting with Cooper Flynn's 5-2 victory at 125 pounds over Wilfried Tanefeu, the Gophers (5-1, 1-1 Big Ten) won the first three matches of the dual to open a 10-0 lead. Michigan (4-2, 1-2) got a major-decision victory at 149 to pull within 10-4.
After Michigan pulled within 13-7 with a victory at 165 pounds, the Gophers won the next two matches to open a 19-7 lead.
Clayton Whiting won 6-3 at 174 before Gophers redshirt freshman Max McEnelly, ranked No. 4 at 184 pounds, remained unbeaten with a 4-1 victory in overtime. McEnelly improved to 12-0 this season.
The Gophers will wrestle at Wisconsin on Friday and at Northwestern on Sunday.