Northwestern Wildcats at Minnesota Golden Gophers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Garcia sparks Minnesota in OT, Gophers rally to beat Northwestern 75-66
The win was the second-straight come-from-behind win for the Golden Gophers, who used a second-half rally to earn their first win at Penn State since 2018.
Ryan Langborg drilled back-to-back 3-pointers, the second with 5:55 left in regulation to put Northwestern up by nine, 54-46. The Wildcats did not make another basket until Langborg made a layup with 2:55 left in overtime.
Minnesota (14-7, 5-5 Big Ten) went on an 8-1 run to get within one, 55-54 with 1:40 left, and freshman Cam Christie took a kick-out pass from Elijah Hawkins with 41 seconds left and drilled a wide-open 3-pointer to give Minnesota a 59-58 lead. Hawkins added two free throws with :20 left in regulation to make it a 3-point lead, but Boo Buie hit 3 of 4 from the line to tie the game.
With game tied at 63 in overtime, Garcia drilled a 3-pointer to put the Gophers in front for good, then added to it by hitting 5 of 6 at the line. Pharrel Payne added an emphatic dunk with :38 left to put the game out of reach.
Minnesota missed its first 11 3-point attempts of the game, then knocked down 7 of 12 to fuel its comeback. Garcia finished with 20 points, hitting 9 of 11 from the line. Christie finished with 15 points, six rebounds, three assists and two steals and Payne added 14 points and nine rebounds. Hawkins had a double-double with 13 points and 10 assists and Mike Mitchell Jr. had 10 points.
Buie led Northwestern (15-7, 6-5) with 20 points, seven assists and four steals. Langborg had 16 points and Brooks Barnhizer added 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Minnesota plays at Michigan State Tuesday. Northwestern plays at Nebraska Wednesday.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 66 - 75 |
| 3rd 0:00 | End of 1st overtime | 66 - 75 |
| 3rd 0:16 | Mike Mitchell Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 66 - 75 |
| 3rd 0:19 | Ty Berry missed Layup. | 66 - 75 |
| 3rd 0:20 | Ty Berry Offensive Rebound. | 66 - 75 |
Statistics
 NU |
 MINN |
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|---|---|---|
| 21-55 | FG | 26-56 |
| 38.2 | Field Goal % | 46.4 |
| 11-23 | 3PT | 7-23 |
| 47.8 | Three Point % | 30.4 |
| 13-20 | FT | 16-21 |
| 65.0 | Free Throw % | 76.2 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 13 | Assists | 19 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 22 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 22 | Fouls | 19 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 9,492 | Capacity:
2023-24 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purdue | 17-3 | - | 34-5 |
| Illinois | 14-6 | 3 | 29-9 |
| Nebraska | 12-8 | 5 | 23-11 |
| Northwestern | 12-8 | 5 | 22-12 |
| Wisconsin | 11-9 | 6 | 22-14 |
| Indiana | 10-10 | 7 | 19-14 |
| Michigan State | 10-10 | 7 | 20-15 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 7 | 19-15 |
| Ohio State | 9-11 | 8 | 22-14 |
| Minnesota | 9-11 | 8 | 19-15 |
| Penn State | 9-11 | 8 | 16-17 |
| Maryland | 7-13 | 10 | 16-17 |
| Rutgers | 7-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
| Michigan | 3-17 | 14 | 8-24 |