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Rigsby's 20 Points Propels Gophers to Win at Nebraska
3/1/2025 3:51:00 PM | Men's Basketball
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Senior guard Brennan Rigsby scored a career-high 20 points on 7-for-8 shooting and his catch-and-shoot 3-pointer with 4.1 seconds left saved Minnesota in a frenetic 67-65 win over Nebraska on Saturday.Â
Minnesota's win snapped a 10-game losing streak in Lincoln. It also marked the first time the Gophers had ever won at Pinnacle Bank Arena in school history. The Gophers have also won five Big Ten road games, the first time since the 2016-17 season. Minnesota improves to 15-14 on the year and 7-11 in league action.Â
Rigsby, finished the game 5-for-6 from three-point range and set a career-high five threes from beyond the arc. Lu'Cye Patterson followed with 16 points in the win.Â
Andrew Morgan's desperation 3-pointer for Nebraska as time expired bounced off hard off the backboard and rim to end it.
Trailing 64-63, Nebraska forced Minnesota into a 10-second violation with 18.6 seconds remaining. Out of the inbounds, Brice Williams drove the lane before Mike Mitchell Jr. blocked his shot attempt near the rim. But Juwan Gary gathered the loose ball and laid it in with 9.7 seconds left.
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With both teams out of timeouts, Minnesota's Lu'Cye Patterson took the inbounds pass and raced to the front court to feed Rigsby for an open 3 in which he didn't use a dribble.
Minnesota led 47-28 when Dawson Garcia buried a 3 with 15:43 remaining before Nebraska climbed back in it. Gary's three-point play with 6:28 left gave Nebraska a 55-54 lead. It was short lived as Rigsby responded with a 3 and the Golden Gophers never trailed again.
The Golden Gophers close out the home season on Wednesday when it hosts No. 11 Wisconsin at 7:30 p.m., on senior night. The game will be televised on Big Ten Network.ÂÂ