Minnesota Golden Gophers at Princeton Tigers
· Asheville Championship
Willis, Battle help Minnesota beat Princeton 87-80 in 2OT
The Golden Gophers pushed their lead into double figures on three occasions in the second half, the last coming when Battle made a layup to make it 56-46 with 7:08 left in regulation but Ethan Wright scored nine points in a 13-3 spurt to force overtime.
Jaelin Llewellyn scored Princeton's final six points in the first OT, including a layup to make it 72-all and force another extra period.
Llewellyn led the Tigers (2-1) with 19 points. Wright scored 14 with a career-high 18 rebounds and three steals and Tosan Evbuomwan added 16 points, five rebounds and seven assists.
Sutherlin scored six points in an 11-0 run over the final 3:22 of the first half that gave Minnesota a 38-30 lead when Willis capped the spurt with a 3-pointer.
Willis, a 6-foot-4 senior who is in his second stint with the Golden Gophers, also had career highs of 10 rebounds and two blocks to go along with three steals. Willis started his college career at Vanderbilt, spent two years (including a redshirt) at Minnesota before playing last season at College of Charleston.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 | End of Game | 87 - 80 |
| 4th 0:06 | Sean Sutherlin Defensive Rebound. | 87 - 80 |
| 4th 0:06 | Tosan Evbuomwan missed Jumper. | 87 - 80 |
| 4th 0:06 | Tosan Evbuomwan Offensive Rebound. | 87 - 80 |
| 4th 0:06 | Jaelin Llewellyn missed Three Point Jumper. | 87 - 80 |
Statistics
 MINN |
 PRIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 34-63 | FG | 34-81 |
| 54 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 4-10 | 3PT | 6-28 |
| 40 | Three Point % | 21 |
| 15-29 | FT | 6-12 |
| 52 | Free Throw % | 50 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 3 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 42 | Defensive Rebounds | 36 |
| 6 | Assists | 11 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 44 | Points in Paint | 54 |
| 16 | Fouls | 23 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Location: Asheville, NC
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2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 30-2 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 26-6 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 25-7 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 24-8 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 25-8 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 23-10 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 21-12 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 21-12 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-14 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 16-17 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 14-19 |
| 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 |