Minnesota Golden Gophers at Iowa Hawkeyes
· NCAA Men's Basketball52 - 72
Iowa 72, Minnesota 52
Luka Garza had 21 points with 10 rebounds for the Hawkeyes (7-3, 1-1 Big Ten), who hit eight of their first 16 3s in cruising to their second win in three tries.
Wieskamp opened the second half with a 3 to give Iowa its first double-digit lead, 40-29, and Wieskamp pushed it to 49-34 on a layup. Garza followed with an inside bucket that made it a 17-point game and forced Minnesota coach Richard Pitino to call a timeout even though a media stoppage was imminent.
Minnesota (4-5, 0-1) showed some life though, as Daniel Oturu's 3 cut it to 55-45 with just over 10 minutes left. But Wieskamp dashed to the 3-point line to block a Tre' Williams jumper and took the loose ball down the floor for a dunk that stopped a 7-0 Gophers run.
Garza followed with a jump hook and a 3 and the lead was back to 62-47.
Oturu had 22 points and 12 rebounds for his fifth double-double of the season. But Oturu also had eight turnovers, many of them coming when he walked while attempting a post move.
Minnesota shot just 6 of 25 on 3s and committed 15 turnovers.
THE BIG PICTURE
Minnesota: The Gophers entered the week having played the fifth-toughest schedule in America. Still, being 4-5 is no place a Power Five team wants to be — and next up is a home date with No. 3 Ohio State.
Iowa: If Wieskamp can consistently play like he did on Monday, he and Garza will give the Hawkeyes an inside-outside duo that should frighten the rest of the Big Ten.
UP NEXT
Iowa plays at Iowa State on Thursday.
Minnesota hosts the Buckeyes on Sunday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 52 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 52 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Tre' Williams made Layup. Assisted by Bryan Greenlee. | 52 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Ryan Kriener made Layup. Assisted by Joe Toussaint. | 50 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:48 | Connor McCaffery Defensive Rebound. | 50 - 70 |
Statistics
MINN |
IOWA |
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|---|---|---|
| 21-57 | FG | 26-61 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 6-25 | 3PT | 10-21 |
| 24 | Three Point % | 48 |
| 4-8 | FT | 10-14 |
| 50 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 14 | Assists | 20 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 18 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 14 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 22 |
Game Information
Location: Iowa City, IA
Attendance: 10,442 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 37-3 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 28-7 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 27-8 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 28-9 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 30-9 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 24-12 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 21-13 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 24-13 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-14 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-18 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 16-17 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 14-20 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 15-19 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 12-21 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-20 |


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