
1 | 2 | T | |
---|---|---|---|
MINN | 32 | 40 | 72 |
IOWA | 28 | 39 | 67 |

Garcia scores 20 points, Odukale adds 18 to help Minnesota push past Iowa 72-67
Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Iowa Hawkeyes: Game Highlights
Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Iowa Hawkeyes: Game Highlights
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- — Dawson Garcia scored 20 points, Femi Odukale added 18 and Minnesota held off Iowa for a 72-67 victory on Tuesday night.
Minnesota led by double digits for most of the second half until Owen Freeman scored six points during Iowa's 13-3 run to cut the deficit to 70-67 with 30 seconds left. Garcia missed two free throws on the next possession, but Seydou Traore then missed at the line for Iowa. Frank Mitchell made a pair of free throws to seal it for Minnesota.
Minnesota (10-9, 2-6 Big Ten), which beat then-No. 20 Michigan 84-81 in overtime on Thursday, has won consecutive games since snapping a four-game losing streak.
Payton Sandfort scored 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Iowa (12-7, 3-5), which has lost three straight. Freeman also had 21 points to go with eight rebounds. Traore finished with 11 points.
Garcia scored seven points in a 14-3 run to open the second half to stretch Minnesota's lead to 45-31 with 14:23 remaining. A pair of Garcia free throws gave the Golden Gophers a 17-point advantage, 63-46, with 6:15 left. It was their largest lead of the game.
Iowa hosts Penn State on Friday.
Minnesota is at home against No. 15 Oregon on Saturday.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Mike Littlewood
- Keith Kimble
- Bart Lenox
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Michigan | 11-2 | - | 19-5 |
Purdue | 11-3 | 0.5 | 19-6 |
Michigan State | 10-3 | 1 | 19-5 |
Wisconsin | 9-4 | 2 | 19-5 |
UCLA | 9-5 | 2.5 | 18-7 |
Maryland | 8-5 | 3 | 18-6 |
Illinois | 9-6 | 3 | 17-8 |
Ohio State | 7-7 | 4.5 | 15-10 |
Nebraska | 6-7 | 5 | 16-8 |
USC | 6-7 | 5 | 14-10 |
Oregon | 6-8 | 5.5 | 17-8 |
Indiana | 6-8 | 5.5 | 15-10 |
Iowa | 5-8 | 6 | 14-10 |
Rutgers | 5-9 | 6.5 | 12-13 |
Minnesota | 4-9 | 7 | 12-12 |
Northwestern | 4-10 | 7.5 | 13-12 |
Washington | 3-10 | 8 | 12-12 |
Penn State | 3-11 | 8.5 | 13-12 |