Minnesota Golden Gophers at Rutgers Scarlet Knights
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Dylan Harper scores 22, leads Rutgers past Minnesota 75-67 in OT for key win in Big Ten finale
The victory lifted Rutgers (15-16, 8-12 Big Ten) into 11th place and left Minnesota (15-16, 7-13) in a five-way tie for 12th as the regular-season concluded. Tiebreakers gave Minnesota the 12th seed, followed by Northwestern, USC and Iowa. Nebraska, the fifth 7-13 team, missed out on the 15-team tournament. Rutgers plays USC and Minnesota plays Northwestern in first-round games on Wednesday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
The Scarlet Knights dominated overtime, building a 71-63 lead with one minute to go. Harper led the 10-2 charge with two layups and a couple of free throws.
Dawson Garcia scored 19 points and Lu'Cye Patterson 12 for Minnesota, Off the bench, Frank Mitchell added his second straight double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds.
Dylan Grant had 12 points for Rutgers.
Grant hit a jumper and Harper added a jumper and a 3-pointer to give Rutgers a 33-25 lead with four minutes left in the first half. The Scarlet Knights went on to lead 38-29 at halftime.
Minnesota battled back in the second half and a 10-0 run gave the Golden Gophers a 49-46 lead with 9 1/2 minutes left in regulation. There were six ties and five lead changes through the remainder of regulation, the last tie coming when Minnesota's Garcia hit a jumper with eight seconds left.
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Recent Plays
| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 67 - 75 |
| 3rd 0:00 | End of 1st OT | 67 - 75 |
| 3rd 0:00 | Lathan Sommerville Defensive Rebound. | 67 - 75 |
| 3rd 0:01 | Brennan Rigsby missed Three Point Jumper. | 67 - 75 |
| 3rd 0:03 | Jordan Derkack made Dunk. | 67 - 75 |
Statistics
 MINN |
 RUTG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-64 | FG | 28-66 |
| 40.6 | Field Goal % | 42.4 |
| 2-16 | 3PT | 4-17 |
| 12.5 | Three Point % | 23.5 |
| 13-23 | FT | 15-23 |
| 56.5 | Free Throw % | 65.2 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 11 | Assists | 8 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 3 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 44 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 21 | Fouls | 16 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Location: Piscataway, NJ
Attendance: 8,000 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan State | 17-3 | - | 30-7 |
| Maryland | 14-6 | 3 | 27-9 |
| Michigan | 14-6 | 3 | 27-10 |
| Wisconsin | 13-7 | 4 | 27-10 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 4 | 23-11 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 4 | 24-12 |
| Oregon | 12-8 | 5 | 25-10 |
| Illinois | 12-8 | 5 | 22-13 |
| Indiana | 10-10 | 7 | 19-13 |
| Ohio State | 9-11 | 8 | 17-15 |
| Rutgers | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| Nebraska | 7-13 | 10 | 21-14 |
| Northwestern | 7-13 | 10 | 17-16 |
| Iowa | 7-13 | 10 | 17-16 |
| USC | 7-13 | 10 | 17-18 |
| Minnesota | 7-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
| Penn State | 6-14 | 11 | 16-15 |
| Washington | 4-16 | 13 | 13-18 |