University of Minnesota Athletics
Monday, January 6
8:00 PM
University of Minnesota
8-7,0-4Big Ten
88
vs
89
Ohio State
10-5,2-2Big Ten
1
2
OT 1
OT 2
F
Ohio St.
27
37
9
16
89
Minnesota
28
36
9
15
88
Team Stats
OSU
MINN
FG%
.429
.457
3FG%
.273
.414
FT%
.879
.444
RB
42
43
TO
14
12
STL
4
5
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
21
FGM
8
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
20
FGM
8
3FGM
3
FTM
1
Pts
18
FGM
7
3FGM
3
FTM
1
Pts
18
FGM
6
3FGM
4
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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/ Men's Basketball
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/ Men's BasketballGuard
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Photo by: Brad Rempel
Gophers Fall in Double Overtime to Ohio State
1/7/2025 12:02:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Parker Fox scored a season-high 21 points, Lu'Cye Patterson had 20 points, six rebounds, and four assists, and Isaac Asuma and Mike Mitchell Jr. each scored 18 points, but Minnesota (8-7, 0-4 Big Ten) found itself on the short end of a heartbreaking 89-88 decision in double overtime versus Ohio State at Williams Arena.
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Fox made 8-of-12 field goals and 5-of-7 free throws, finishing with his highest point total with the Gophers after transferring from Northern State. He added five rebounds and a pair of blocked shots in 40 minutes. Patterson played 48 of the 50 minutes, making 8-of-18 field goals, including 3-of-7 from long-range. True freshman Asuma came off the bench to make 7-of-11 field goals, including 3-of-4 three-pointers, finishing with a season-high 18 points, four rebounds, and three assists, and Mitchell Jr. knocked down four three-pointers as part of his 18-point night, while adding four assists and three boards.
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Minnesota made 32-of-70 (.457) field goals, including 12-of-29 (.414) three-pointers, but was just 12-of-27 (.444) at the free throw line. Ohio State (10-5, 2-2 B1G) was led by 19 points and seven rebounds from Devin Royals, while Bruce Thornton had 18 points. The Buckeyes made 27-of-63 (.429) field goals, including 6-of-22 (.273) three-pointers, and were 29-of-33 (.879) at the line. Minnesota held a slim 43-42 rebounding edge.
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Fox scored the first seven points for the Gophers and Mitchell Jr. hit a three-pointer, giving Minnesota a 10-8 lead at the first media timeout of the night. The Buckeyes briefly led by a point after a three-pointer from the corner, but Asuma and Patterson scored to reclaim a 14-11 lead for the Gophers. Ohio State went on a 7-2 run to take an 18-16 lead with 8:56 left, but Fox tied the game on a layup. After the Buckeyes grabbed a 22-18 lead, Patterson scored on a layup and Femi Odukale (five points, four rebounds) hit a corner three to put the Gophers back in front, 23-22, with 4:34 l3ft in the half. Ohio State's 5-0 run gave it a 27-23 advantage, but Asuma connected on a three from in front of the Buckeyes' bench and Fox scored on a baseline dunk to take a 28-27 lead to the locker room.
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Fox led Minnesota with 11 first-half points, while Asuma had seven, and Patterson added four. The Gophers led despite leading scorer Dawson Garcia being held scoreless and second-leading scorer Mitchell Jr. having just three points at the break. Minnesota made 12-of-31 (.387) field goals, including 3-of-12 three-pointers, and had a 22-18 rebounding edge. Devin Royal led the Buckeyes with eight points. Ohio State was held to 10-of-30 (.333) field goals, including 3-of-15 (.200) three-pointers.
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Ohio State began the second half by scoring the first four points to take a 31-28 lead, but the Gophers responded with a 7-2 run highlighted by a three-point play by Mitchell Jr. to put Minnesota up, 35-33. Ohio State pulled ahead 37-35, and then the lead changed hands six times, with Garcia, Asuma, and Patterson each hitting three-pointers in response to points at the other end for the Buckeyes. A 5-0 run for Ohio State gave it a 47-44 lead with 11:28 left, but Patterson scored on a layup, Mitchell Jr. drained Minnesota's fourth three of the second half, and Asuma scored in the lane to put the Gophers up 51-47 and force an OSU timeout. At that points, the Gophers were 8-of-12, including 4-of-5 from behind the arc, in the second half.
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The Buckeyes twice cut the lead to two points, but Mitchell Jr. connected on a three from the corner to give the Gophers a 56-51 lead with 6:35 remaining, and a trey from Asuma gave Minnesota its largest lead at 59-52. Ohio State scored twice to cut the Gophers' lead to 59-56, and head coach Ben Johnson called a timeout with 4:29 left. A putback layup by Fox gave Minnesota a 61-56, but the Buckeyes scored four straight to pull within one with 2:37 on the clock. A free throw by Mitchell Jr. put the Gophers ahead 62-60, but OSU tied it on a layup with 2:02 remaining. Garcia missed a pair of free throws with 1:43 left, but Fox came up with a steal at the other end and Garcia wound up with the ball for a breakaway dunk to put Minnesota up 64-62 with 1:24 remaining. The Gophers turned the ball over on their next possession, and it appeared OSU had made a three-pointer to take the lead with less than 20 seconds left, but OSU coach Jake Diebler had called timeout to nullify the made field goal. Devin Royal scored on a dunk and was fouled with 5.3 seconds remaining, but he missed the free throw and the Buckeyes missed two shots in the finals seconds, sending the game to overtime. The foul with five seconds left was costly for the Gophers, as Garcia fouled out of the game with five points and six rebounds.
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The Gophers opened the OT with a 6-2 run, including four points from Patterson, to lead 70-66 with 1:42 left. The Buckeyes cut it to 70-68, but Fox drained a fallaway jumper along the baseline with 0:59 on the clock to regain a four-point edge. A pair of free throws by OSU cut the lead to 72-70 with 0:44 left, and the Gophers turned the ball over with 23.5 remaining.
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The Buckeyes returned the favor, turning the ball back to the Gophers with 14 seconds remaining, and Asuma was fouled on the inbounds pass. He hit the second of two free throws with 0:09 left, giving the Gophers a 73-70 lead, but the Buckeyes made three free throws to send the game to a second OT.
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Ohio State quickly grabbed a six-point lead to start the second OT period, hitting a three-pointer and adding a three-point play, and then adding a layup to make it 81-73. Mitchell Jr. hit a jumper to cut the deficit back to six, but OSU stretched it back to 83-75 with two free throws. Fox scored on a layup and Kadyn Betts (one point, two rebounds) and Patterson each hit a FT to pull Minnesota within 83-79. Ohio State made all six of its free throw attempts in the final half minute, offsetting a pair of three-pointers from Patterson and another from Mitchell Jr., as the Buckeyes held on for the 89-88 win.
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Minnesota hits the road for its next two games, beginning with a trip to Madison for a Border Battle matchup with Wisconsin on Friday, Jan. 10, at 6:00 p.m. on Peacock.
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Fox made 8-of-12 field goals and 5-of-7 free throws, finishing with his highest point total with the Gophers after transferring from Northern State. He added five rebounds and a pair of blocked shots in 40 minutes. Patterson played 48 of the 50 minutes, making 8-of-18 field goals, including 3-of-7 from long-range. True freshman Asuma came off the bench to make 7-of-11 field goals, including 3-of-4 three-pointers, finishing with a season-high 18 points, four rebounds, and three assists, and Mitchell Jr. knocked down four three-pointers as part of his 18-point night, while adding four assists and three boards.
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Minnesota made 32-of-70 (.457) field goals, including 12-of-29 (.414) three-pointers, but was just 12-of-27 (.444) at the free throw line. Ohio State (10-5, 2-2 B1G) was led by 19 points and seven rebounds from Devin Royals, while Bruce Thornton had 18 points. The Buckeyes made 27-of-63 (.429) field goals, including 6-of-22 (.273) three-pointers, and were 29-of-33 (.879) at the line. Minnesota held a slim 43-42 rebounding edge.
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Fox scored the first seven points for the Gophers and Mitchell Jr. hit a three-pointer, giving Minnesota a 10-8 lead at the first media timeout of the night. The Buckeyes briefly led by a point after a three-pointer from the corner, but Asuma and Patterson scored to reclaim a 14-11 lead for the Gophers. Ohio State went on a 7-2 run to take an 18-16 lead with 8:56 left, but Fox tied the game on a layup. After the Buckeyes grabbed a 22-18 lead, Patterson scored on a layup and Femi Odukale (five points, four rebounds) hit a corner three to put the Gophers back in front, 23-22, with 4:34 l3ft in the half. Ohio State's 5-0 run gave it a 27-23 advantage, but Asuma connected on a three from in front of the Buckeyes' bench and Fox scored on a baseline dunk to take a 28-27 lead to the locker room.
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Fox led Minnesota with 11 first-half points, while Asuma had seven, and Patterson added four. The Gophers led despite leading scorer Dawson Garcia being held scoreless and second-leading scorer Mitchell Jr. having just three points at the break. Minnesota made 12-of-31 (.387) field goals, including 3-of-12 three-pointers, and had a 22-18 rebounding edge. Devin Royal led the Buckeyes with eight points. Ohio State was held to 10-of-30 (.333) field goals, including 3-of-15 (.200) three-pointers.
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Ohio State began the second half by scoring the first four points to take a 31-28 lead, but the Gophers responded with a 7-2 run highlighted by a three-point play by Mitchell Jr. to put Minnesota up, 35-33. Ohio State pulled ahead 37-35, and then the lead changed hands six times, with Garcia, Asuma, and Patterson each hitting three-pointers in response to points at the other end for the Buckeyes. A 5-0 run for Ohio State gave it a 47-44 lead with 11:28 left, but Patterson scored on a layup, Mitchell Jr. drained Minnesota's fourth three of the second half, and Asuma scored in the lane to put the Gophers up 51-47 and force an OSU timeout. At that points, the Gophers were 8-of-12, including 4-of-5 from behind the arc, in the second half.
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The Buckeyes twice cut the lead to two points, but Mitchell Jr. connected on a three from the corner to give the Gophers a 56-51 lead with 6:35 remaining, and a trey from Asuma gave Minnesota its largest lead at 59-52. Ohio State scored twice to cut the Gophers' lead to 59-56, and head coach Ben Johnson called a timeout with 4:29 left. A putback layup by Fox gave Minnesota a 61-56, but the Buckeyes scored four straight to pull within one with 2:37 on the clock. A free throw by Mitchell Jr. put the Gophers ahead 62-60, but OSU tied it on a layup with 2:02 remaining. Garcia missed a pair of free throws with 1:43 left, but Fox came up with a steal at the other end and Garcia wound up with the ball for a breakaway dunk to put Minnesota up 64-62 with 1:24 remaining. The Gophers turned the ball over on their next possession, and it appeared OSU had made a three-pointer to take the lead with less than 20 seconds left, but OSU coach Jake Diebler had called timeout to nullify the made field goal. Devin Royal scored on a dunk and was fouled with 5.3 seconds remaining, but he missed the free throw and the Buckeyes missed two shots in the finals seconds, sending the game to overtime. The foul with five seconds left was costly for the Gophers, as Garcia fouled out of the game with five points and six rebounds.
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The Gophers opened the OT with a 6-2 run, including four points from Patterson, to lead 70-66 with 1:42 left. The Buckeyes cut it to 70-68, but Fox drained a fallaway jumper along the baseline with 0:59 on the clock to regain a four-point edge. A pair of free throws by OSU cut the lead to 72-70 with 0:44 left, and the Gophers turned the ball over with 23.5 remaining.
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The Buckeyes returned the favor, turning the ball back to the Gophers with 14 seconds remaining, and Asuma was fouled on the inbounds pass. He hit the second of two free throws with 0:09 left, giving the Gophers a 73-70 lead, but the Buckeyes made three free throws to send the game to a second OT.
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Ohio State quickly grabbed a six-point lead to start the second OT period, hitting a three-pointer and adding a three-point play, and then adding a layup to make it 81-73. Mitchell Jr. hit a jumper to cut the deficit back to six, but OSU stretched it back to 83-75 with two free throws. Fox scored on a layup and Kadyn Betts (one point, two rebounds) and Patterson each hit a FT to pull Minnesota within 83-79. Ohio State made all six of its free throw attempts in the final half minute, offsetting a pair of three-pointers from Patterson and another from Mitchell Jr., as the Buckeyes held on for the 89-88 win.
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Minnesota hits the road for its next two games, beginning with a trip to Madison for a Border Battle matchup with Wisconsin on Friday, Jan. 10, at 6:00 p.m. on Peacock.
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