University of Minnesota Athletics
Tuesday, February 25
6:00 PM
University of Minnesota
14-14,6-11Big Ten
63
vs
75
Northwestern
15-13,6-11Big Ten
1
2
F
Northwestern
36
39
75
Minnesota
31
32
63
Team Stats
NU
MINN
FG%
.491
.421
3FG%
.474
.263
FT%
.625
.714
RB
33
36
TO
8
13
STL
6
3
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
26
FGM
9
3FGM
3
FTM
5
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
7
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
Guard
/ Men's Basketball
Forward
/ Men's BasketballForward
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Photo by: Brad Rempel
Gophers Fall to Northwestern at Home
2/25/2025 8:55:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Dawson Garcia finished with 26 points and nine rebounds, but Northwestern (15-13, 6-11 Big Ten) jumped out to an early lead jumped out to an early lead and never trailed for the 75-63 win.Â
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Garcia made 9-of-20 field goals, including 3-of-7 from three-point range, and 5-of-5 free throws. It's Garcia's 17th game with 20-plus points this season. He has scored 1,493 points in his three seasons at Minnesota and 1,988 points during his collegiate career (including prior stops at Marquette and North Carolina). He passed Tommy Davis (1,481 pts., 1982-85) for 10th on Minnesota's all-time scoring list during tonight's game.
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Frank Mitchell also finished in double-figures for Minnesota, coming off the bench for 10 points, four rebounds, and a pair of blocked shots. Femi Odukale added seven points, seven boards, and team-highs of five assists and three blocks, while Lu'Cye Patterson had seven points and two steals, Parker Fox finished with six points and two rebounds, and Isaac Asuma had four points, six boards, and two assists. As a team, Minnesota was 24-of-57 (.421) from the field, including 5-of-19 (.263) from three-point range, and 10-of-14 (.714) at the line.
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Nick Martinelli led NU with a game-high 29 points and five rebounds, while Ty Berry had nine points, seven boards, and three assists. The Wildcats made 28-of-57 (.491) field goals, including 9-of-19 (.474) from behind the arc, and 10-of-16 at the line. Minnesota finished with a slim 36-33 rebounding edge.
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Northwestern made its first four field goal attempts and jumped out to a 10-0 lead before Patterson scored on a floater in the lane with 16:39 left in the half. A three-point play by Odukale cut it to 10-5, and a Garcia three-pointer pulled the Gophers within four at 12-8. The Wildcats extended the lead to 18-11 with a pair of three-pointers, as NU opened the game 4-of-5 from long-range. Garcia scored to cut it to 18-13, but NU connected on its fifth triple for an eight-point advantage. Minnesota answered with three-pointers from Brennan Rigsby and Garcia and a reverse layup by Fox to tie the score at 21-21, but Martinelli hit his second trey to end the 8-0 run. An 11-2 NU run stretched its lead to 32-23, but Mitchell's three-point play and a layup trimmed the deficit to four points with 2:40 left. NU added a couple layups for a 36-28 advantage, but Garcia drained his third three-pointer of the half to cut NU's halftime lead to 36-31.
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Garcia led the Gophers with 11 points and four rebounds at the half, while Mitchell added eight points, and Odukale had five points and three boards. Minnesota made 12-of-28 (.429) field goals, including 4-of-9 (.444) three-pointers, and 3-of-5 free throws. Garcia was 3-of-5 from long-range. Martinelli had 10 points and Berry had nine for the Wildcats. NU was 14-of-28 from the field, including 7-of-12 (.583) from beyond the arc, and 1-of-1 at the line. Minnesota held a 19-12 rebounding advantage.
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The Wildcats started the second half with a 10-2 run to expand the lead to 46-33, but layups by Fox and Garcia and a putback dunk by Mitchell trimmed it to 46-39 with 14:01 remaining and forced NU to call a timeout. NU used a 5-1 run to extend its lead back to 53-42, and Garcia's three-point play cut it to eight points, but the Wildcats scored six straight to take their largest lead at 59-45 with 9:11 left. Garcia's dunk cut the lead to 12, but Martinelli hit a three-pointer and added a layup to stretch the lead to 64-47 with 7:05 left. Minnesota went on a 5-0 run, with Garcia making a pair at the line and Patterson connecting on a three from the top of the key to pull within 64-52 with 5:21 remaining. Minnesota was unable to narrow the margin to less than 11 until Garcia made two free throws with 1:11 left to cut it 70-61. But NU was able to extend the lead back to 13 and secure its first win at Williams Arena in exactly four years.
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Minnesota travels to Nebraska to face the Huskers for a 1:00 p.m. CST tipoff on Saturday, March 1, on Big Ten Network.
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Garcia made 9-of-20 field goals, including 3-of-7 from three-point range, and 5-of-5 free throws. It's Garcia's 17th game with 20-plus points this season. He has scored 1,493 points in his three seasons at Minnesota and 1,988 points during his collegiate career (including prior stops at Marquette and North Carolina). He passed Tommy Davis (1,481 pts., 1982-85) for 10th on Minnesota's all-time scoring list during tonight's game.
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Frank Mitchell also finished in double-figures for Minnesota, coming off the bench for 10 points, four rebounds, and a pair of blocked shots. Femi Odukale added seven points, seven boards, and team-highs of five assists and three blocks, while Lu'Cye Patterson had seven points and two steals, Parker Fox finished with six points and two rebounds, and Isaac Asuma had four points, six boards, and two assists. As a team, Minnesota was 24-of-57 (.421) from the field, including 5-of-19 (.263) from three-point range, and 10-of-14 (.714) at the line.
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Nick Martinelli led NU with a game-high 29 points and five rebounds, while Ty Berry had nine points, seven boards, and three assists. The Wildcats made 28-of-57 (.491) field goals, including 9-of-19 (.474) from behind the arc, and 10-of-16 at the line. Minnesota finished with a slim 36-33 rebounding edge.
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Northwestern made its first four field goal attempts and jumped out to a 10-0 lead before Patterson scored on a floater in the lane with 16:39 left in the half. A three-point play by Odukale cut it to 10-5, and a Garcia three-pointer pulled the Gophers within four at 12-8. The Wildcats extended the lead to 18-11 with a pair of three-pointers, as NU opened the game 4-of-5 from long-range. Garcia scored to cut it to 18-13, but NU connected on its fifth triple for an eight-point advantage. Minnesota answered with three-pointers from Brennan Rigsby and Garcia and a reverse layup by Fox to tie the score at 21-21, but Martinelli hit his second trey to end the 8-0 run. An 11-2 NU run stretched its lead to 32-23, but Mitchell's three-point play and a layup trimmed the deficit to four points with 2:40 left. NU added a couple layups for a 36-28 advantage, but Garcia drained his third three-pointer of the half to cut NU's halftime lead to 36-31.
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Garcia led the Gophers with 11 points and four rebounds at the half, while Mitchell added eight points, and Odukale had five points and three boards. Minnesota made 12-of-28 (.429) field goals, including 4-of-9 (.444) three-pointers, and 3-of-5 free throws. Garcia was 3-of-5 from long-range. Martinelli had 10 points and Berry had nine for the Wildcats. NU was 14-of-28 from the field, including 7-of-12 (.583) from beyond the arc, and 1-of-1 at the line. Minnesota held a 19-12 rebounding advantage.
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The Wildcats started the second half with a 10-2 run to expand the lead to 46-33, but layups by Fox and Garcia and a putback dunk by Mitchell trimmed it to 46-39 with 14:01 remaining and forced NU to call a timeout. NU used a 5-1 run to extend its lead back to 53-42, and Garcia's three-point play cut it to eight points, but the Wildcats scored six straight to take their largest lead at 59-45 with 9:11 left. Garcia's dunk cut the lead to 12, but Martinelli hit a three-pointer and added a layup to stretch the lead to 64-47 with 7:05 left. Minnesota went on a 5-0 run, with Garcia making a pair at the line and Patterson connecting on a three from the top of the key to pull within 64-52 with 5:21 remaining. Minnesota was unable to narrow the margin to less than 11 until Garcia made two free throws with 1:11 left to cut it 70-61. But NU was able to extend the lead back to 13 and secure its first win at Williams Arena in exactly four years.
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Minnesota travels to Nebraska to face the Huskers for a 1:00 p.m. CST tipoff on Saturday, March 1, on Big Ten Network.
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