The No. 2 Huskies visit Ann Arbor on Thursday, Nov. 5 for Michigan's season opener, with guard Mila Holloway sidelined by a leg injury.
UConn heads to the Crisler Center on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, to face Michigan at 6:30 p.m. ET in what doubles as the Wolverines' regular-season opener. The No. 2 Huskies arrive off a 38-1 season that ended with a loss to South Carolina in the Final Four, while No. 5 Michigan will have to make do without starting point guard Mila Holloway, out indefinitely with a left lower-leg injury.
UConn's reigning national player of the year is the headline act here, having averaged 18.4 points, 7.7 rebounds and 3.8 assists last season while shooting 58.2 percent from the field and 40.4 percent from three. She has kept rolling in the preseason, averaging 20.3 points across UConn's three exhibition games.
Michigan's lineup leans heavily on guards, which means finding a way to handle UConn's size advantage without its own floor general will be the Wolverines' main problem to solve. The game airs with full TV and streaming details available for fans looking to tune in.