Dawson Garcia scored a season-high 31 points on 13-for-19 shooting and Parker Fox had 13 points and 11 rebounds to help Minnesota beat No. 15 Oregon 77-69.
Dawson Garcia's 31 points led Minnesota to a 77-69 upset of No. 15 Oregon on Saturday afternoon in Big Ten action in Minneapolis.
The Oregon Ducks lost their first road contest of the season in a 77-69 loss at the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Ducks' leading scoring, center Nate Bittle, was held scoreless in the defeat.
Oregon suffered its first loss away from home this season at Minnesota — the lowest ranked Big Ten team in NET.
The Gophers (11-9, 3-6 Big Ten) were playing in front of their biggest home crowd of the season, and they fed off their energy as soon as the game tipped off. Minnesota started 10-for-14 shooting from the field and quickly jumped out to a 27-11 lead before giving Oregon (16-4, 5-4) a chance to even settle into the game.
The Ducks came back, but the Barn’s best crowd of the season was treated to a thrilling 77-69 win. Coupled with an upset of No. 20 Michigan on Jan. 16, the U has two straight Top 25 wins, and with a victory at Iowa — its first since 2015 — they have won three in a row.
Oregon men's basketball turned an 18-point deficit into an eventual one-shot lead Saturday afternoon before losing steam against Minnesota
Oregon dropped in the polls after splitting games with Washington and Minnesota.
There is late-night Big Ten basketball on Thursday, Jan. 30 when the Minnesota Golden Gophers visit the No. 4 USC Trojans at the Galen Center in Los Angeles. The game is scheduled to start at 10 p.m. EST. Fans looking to watch this college basketball game can do so on Peacock, which offers exclusive access to Big Ten and Big East basketball.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Dawson Garcia scored a season-high 31 points on 13-for-19 shooting and Parker Fox had 13 points and 11 rebounds to help Minnesota beat No. 15 Oregon 77-69 on Saturday. Lu'Cye ...
The red-hot Gophers men's basketball team knocked off No. 15 Oregon, 77-69, at Williams Arena on Saturday in front of one of their best home crowds of the season. It resulted in the second straight court storm at The Barn.