Minnesota Golden Gophers at Rutgers Scarlet Knights
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Spencer scores 17, leads Rutgers over Minnesota 90-55
Rutgers shot 60% (37 of 62) from the floor and made 10 of 20 from long range. The Scarlet Knights also had 30 assists, a program-record in a Big Ten Conference game. Paul Mulcahy led with nine assists to reach a career 400.
Spencer was 6-of-8 shooting, made all three of his 3-point attempts and had six assists. Clifford Omoruyi, Caleb McConnell and Oskar Palmquist scored 13 points apiece for Rutgers (15-7, 7-4 Big Ten). Mawot Mag and Aundre Hyatt added 10 each. Palmquist also made three 3-pointers.
Joshua Ola-Joseph scored 17 points for Minnesota (7-14, 1-10), which committed 15 turnovers. Jamison Battle added 13 points and Ta’lon Cooper had 12.
Rutgers never trailed and built a 10-point lead at halftime, shooting 52%. Spencer and Omoruyi scored seven points apiece in the first half. The Scarlet Knights opened the second half with a 14-4 run for a 48-28 lead. A Spencer layup made it a 33-point advantage with 5:55 to play and the biggest lead was 90-53 in the final minute.
Minnesota hosts Maryland on Saturday while Rutgers is at home against Michigan State.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 55 - 90 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 55 - 90 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Rutgers Turnover. | 55 - 90 |
| 2nd 0:31 | Pharrel Payne made Dunk. Assisted by Jaden Henley. | 55 - 90 |
| 2nd 0:38 | Oskar Palmquist made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aiden Terry. | 53 - 90 |
Statistics
 MINN |
 RUTG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-61 | FG | 37-62 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 60 |
| 5-25 | 3PT | 10-20 |
| 20 | Three Point % | 50 |
| 6-7 | FT | 6-9 |
| 86 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 16 | Assists | 30 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 22 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 46 |
| 14 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 37 |
Game Information
Location: Piscataway, NJ
Attendance: 8,000 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 35-3 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 28-7 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 28-8 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 27-8 |
| 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 | 15-17 |
| 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 |