Iowa Hawkeyes at Minnesota Golden Gophers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Murray scores 28 with 14 boards; Iowa beats Minnesota 68-56
Filip Rebraca added 16 points and eight rebounds for Iowa (16-9, 8-6 Big Ten).
The Hawkeyes, who had their three-game win streak snapped by an 87-83 loss at No. 1 Purdue last time out, never trailed against Minnesota.
Tony Perkins hit a jumper to open the scoring, then followed with a three-point play to spark an 18-6 opening run that included six points by Rebraca. The Gophers cut their deficit to two points on three occasions — the last coming when Joshua Ola-Joseph hit a 3-pointer that made it 39-37 with 16:53 — but got no closer.
Murray hit a 3-pointer and then threw down a dunk to cap a 10-1 run that gave Iowa a 66-52 lead with 2:54 to play.
Ola-Joseph led the Gophers with 11 points. Ta’lon Cooper and Jaden Henley each scored 10.
Minnesota (7-16, 1-12) has lost nine of its last 10 games.
The Golden Gophers had a game at Illinois — that was originally scheduled for Tuesday — rescheduled for Feb. 20 due to COVID-19 protocols within the Minnesota program.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 68 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Iowa Turnover. | 68 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:28 | Payton Sandfort Defensive Rebound. | 68 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:32 | Ta'lon Cooper missed Three Point Jumper. | 68 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:38 | Payton Sandfort made Free Throw. | 68 - 56 |
Statistics
 IOWA |
 MINN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-72 | FG | 23-46 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 5-13 | 3PT | 3-9 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 9-15 | FT | 7-15 |
| 60 | Free Throw % | 47 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 17 | Offensive Rebounds | 2 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 17 | Assists | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 5 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 2 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 15 | Fouls | 16 |
| 14 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 10,683 | 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 |