17-2, 5-2 Big Ten

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Minnesota MINN	23	17	18	29	87
Northwestern NU	21	23	25	13	82

Northwestern WildcatsNorthwesternNU

7-10, 0-6 Big Ten

Minnesota Golden Gophers @ Northwestern Wildcats

Grocholski scores 27, No. 24 Minnesota women rally from 16 down in 4th quarter to beat Northwestern

— Grace Grocholski matched her career high with 27 points and No. 24 Minnesota overcame a 16-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat Northwestern 87-82 on Sunday.

Jan 19, 2026, 10:46 pm - AP

MINN

100%

According to ESPN Analytics

Data is currently unavailable.

NCAA Division I

Big Ten Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
UCLA	18-0	-	37-1
Michigan	15-3	3	28-7
Iowa	15-3	3	27-7
Ohio State	13-5	5	27-8
Minnesota	13-5	5	24-9
Maryland	11-7	7	24-9
Michigan State	11-7	7	23-9
Washington	10-8	8	22-11
Illinois	9-9	9	22-12
USC	9-9	9	18-14
Oregon	8-10	10	23-13
Nebraska	7-11	11	19-13
Indiana	6-12	12	18-14
Wisconsin	5-13	13	16-18
Purdue	5-13	13	13-17
Penn State	4-14	14	11-18
Northwestern	2-16	16	8-21
Rutgers	1-17	17	9-20

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Minnesota Golden Gophers @ Northwestern Wildcats

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Grocholski scores 27, No. 24 Minnesota women rally from 16 down in 4th quarter to beat Northwestern

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