University of Minnesota Athletics
Sunday, March 9
Piscataway, NJ
12:00 PM
University of Minnesota
15-16,7-13Big Ten
67
at
75
Rutgers
15-16,8-12Big Ten
1
2
OT 1
F
Minnesota
29
32
6
67
Rutgers
38
23
14
75
Team Stats
MINN
RU
FG%
.406
.424
3FG%
.125
.235
FT%
.565
.652
RB
45
38
TO
15
10
STL
7
8
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
19
FGM
8
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
12
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
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Gophers Rally, but Fall to Rutgers in Overtime
3/9/2025 3:18:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Dawson Garcia had 19 points and eight rebounds and Frank Mitchell had a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds, allowing Minnesota (15-16, 7-13 Big Ten) to rally from an 11-point second-half deficit and force overtime, but Rutgers (15-16, 8-12 B1G) held on for a 75-67 win at Jersey Mike's Arena.
Garcia made 8-of-19 field goals to finish in double-figures for the 26th time this season, and Mitchell's point-rebound double-double was his second in a row and third in the past seven games. Lu'Cye Patterson also reached double-digits with 12 points, Femi Odukale had nine points, seven boards, a team-high four assists, and a pair of steals, Brennan Rigsby added seven points and four rebounds, and Isaac Asuma had six points and tied Odukale with four assists.
Minnesota made 26-of-64 (.406) field goals, but were just 2-of-16 (.125) from three-point range and 13-of-23 (.565) at the free throw line. Rutgers was led by Dylan Harper's 22 points and six boards, while Dylan Grant added 12 points and six rebounds, and Ace Bailey added six points and nine caroms.
Parker Fox opened the scoring with a tip-in, and Rutgers followed with a 5-0 run before Garcia knocked down a three to tie the score. Minnesota used a 6-3 run, with back-to-back layups by Mitchell, to build a 13-10 lead with 13:06 left in the half. Layups by Asuma and Mitchell put the Gophers up 17-14, but a 4-0 RU run gave it a one-point lead. Rigsby and Asuma added layups as the Gophers reclaimed a 21-18 edge, but the Scarlet Knights went on a 15-4 run to create separation at 33-25 with 4:10 left. The Gophers cut it to 33-28, but RU closed the half on a 5-1 run to lead 38-29 at the break.
Garcia led Minnesota with nine first-half points, with Mitchell adding six points, and Patterson, Asuma, and Rigsby each having four. The Gophers were 12-of-31 (.387) from the field, but just 1-of-6 (.167) from three-point range, and 4-of-7 (.571) at the line. Minnesota was 12-of-23 (.522) from the field over the first 15 minutes, but missed their final eight attempts of the half. Harper paced the Scarlet Knights with nine points, while Grant had eight.
Minnesota opened the second half with a 9-4 run, including a three-point play by Patterson, to pull within 42-38 with 14:26 remaining. Trailing 46-41, Asuma, Odukale, and Mitchell all scored on layups to give Minnesota its first lead since 23-22 with 5:56 left in the first half and force a Rutgers timeout. Garcia scored to make it an 18-4 Gophers run, including 10 straight, before RU scored to cut it to 49-48. With Garcia on the bench with four fouls, Rutgers retook the lead, 52-50. Odukale tied the score at 52-52 with a layup, Patterson's layup tied it at 54-all, and Garcia's 18-foot jumper gave the Gophers a 56-55 edge with 2:48 left. Harper put the Scarlet Knights up by one with 1:40 left, and Minnesota called a timeout. Mitchell's layup with 1:19 remaining gave the Gophers a 58-67 edge, and Rutgers called a timeout. After a pair of free throws switched the lead for the 17th time, Ben Johnson called a timeout with 55.1 seconds left, and Odukale hit the second of two free throws to tie the score. At the other end, Harper scored to give Rutgers a 61-59 lead, and Minnesota called timeout with 20.8 seconds left. Garcia then hit a floater off the glass with 0:08 left, sending the game to overtime.
Rutgers jumped ahead 65-61 to start the OT, before Garcia scored on a layup. But the Scarlet Knight stretched the lead to 69-63 with 1:45 left and then extended it to an eight-point lead at the line with 1:00 remaining. A Patterson three cut it to 73-67 with 0:18 left, but the Scarlet Knights held on for the Senior Day win. The Gophers are 1-3 in overtime games this season.
Minnesota will play as the No. 12 seed against No. 13 seed Northwestern on Wednesday, March 12 at the Big Ten Tournament in Indianapolis.
Garcia made 8-of-19 field goals to finish in double-figures for the 26th time this season, and Mitchell's point-rebound double-double was his second in a row and third in the past seven games. Lu'Cye Patterson also reached double-digits with 12 points, Femi Odukale had nine points, seven boards, a team-high four assists, and a pair of steals, Brennan Rigsby added seven points and four rebounds, and Isaac Asuma had six points and tied Odukale with four assists.
Minnesota made 26-of-64 (.406) field goals, but were just 2-of-16 (.125) from three-point range and 13-of-23 (.565) at the free throw line. Rutgers was led by Dylan Harper's 22 points and six boards, while Dylan Grant added 12 points and six rebounds, and Ace Bailey added six points and nine caroms.
Parker Fox opened the scoring with a tip-in, and Rutgers followed with a 5-0 run before Garcia knocked down a three to tie the score. Minnesota used a 6-3 run, with back-to-back layups by Mitchell, to build a 13-10 lead with 13:06 left in the half. Layups by Asuma and Mitchell put the Gophers up 17-14, but a 4-0 RU run gave it a one-point lead. Rigsby and Asuma added layups as the Gophers reclaimed a 21-18 edge, but the Scarlet Knights went on a 15-4 run to create separation at 33-25 with 4:10 left. The Gophers cut it to 33-28, but RU closed the half on a 5-1 run to lead 38-29 at the break.
Garcia led Minnesota with nine first-half points, with Mitchell adding six points, and Patterson, Asuma, and Rigsby each having four. The Gophers were 12-of-31 (.387) from the field, but just 1-of-6 (.167) from three-point range, and 4-of-7 (.571) at the line. Minnesota was 12-of-23 (.522) from the field over the first 15 minutes, but missed their final eight attempts of the half. Harper paced the Scarlet Knights with nine points, while Grant had eight.
Minnesota opened the second half with a 9-4 run, including a three-point play by Patterson, to pull within 42-38 with 14:26 remaining. Trailing 46-41, Asuma, Odukale, and Mitchell all scored on layups to give Minnesota its first lead since 23-22 with 5:56 left in the first half and force a Rutgers timeout. Garcia scored to make it an 18-4 Gophers run, including 10 straight, before RU scored to cut it to 49-48. With Garcia on the bench with four fouls, Rutgers retook the lead, 52-50. Odukale tied the score at 52-52 with a layup, Patterson's layup tied it at 54-all, and Garcia's 18-foot jumper gave the Gophers a 56-55 edge with 2:48 left. Harper put the Scarlet Knights up by one with 1:40 left, and Minnesota called a timeout. Mitchell's layup with 1:19 remaining gave the Gophers a 58-67 edge, and Rutgers called a timeout. After a pair of free throws switched the lead for the 17th time, Ben Johnson called a timeout with 55.1 seconds left, and Odukale hit the second of two free throws to tie the score. At the other end, Harper scored to give Rutgers a 61-59 lead, and Minnesota called timeout with 20.8 seconds left. Garcia then hit a floater off the glass with 0:08 left, sending the game to overtime.
Rutgers jumped ahead 65-61 to start the OT, before Garcia scored on a layup. But the Scarlet Knight stretched the lead to 69-63 with 1:45 left and then extended it to an eight-point lead at the line with 1:00 remaining. A Patterson three cut it to 73-67 with 0:18 left, but the Scarlet Knights held on for the Senior Day win. The Gophers are 1-3 in overtime games this season.
Minnesota will play as the No. 12 seed against No. 13 seed Northwestern on Wednesday, March 12 at the Big Ten Tournament in Indianapolis.
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