Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Minnesota Golden Gophers
· Big Ten Tournament - 2nd Round
Francis scores 29 points, leads Rutgers over Minnesota 72-67 at Big Ten Tournament
Rutgers (14-18) faces sixth-seeded UCLA on Thursday.
Jamichael Davis hit a 3-pointer with 6:47 to play that gave Rutgers the lead for good. It was part of a 17-5 run that pushed the Scarlet Knights' advantage to 64-57 with 1:53 remaining. Emmanuel Ogbole's dunk capped the surge, and the Scarlet Knights then shot 8 of 8 from the free-throw line to seal it.
Francis shot 9 of 16 from the floor and made five 3-pointers. Davis added 13 points and hit three 3s to go with six assists. Ogbole finished with 10 points and seven rebounds. Harun Zrno also made two 3s to help Rutgers set a program record with 10 made 3-pointers in a conference tournament game.
Cade Tyson scored 18 of his 24 points in the second half for Minnesota (15-17). Bobby Durkin added 15 points and Grayson Grove 10.
Grove scored all 10 of his points in the first half for Minnesota, which shot 52% (12 of 23) for a 31-29 halftime lead. Francis made four 3s and scored 16 points for Rutgers.
Minnesota won at home in the regular-season matchup against Rutgers, 80-61.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 72 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Langston Reynolds makes driving layup | 72 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Tariq Francis makes free throw 2 of 2 | 72 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Tariq Francis makes free throw 1 of 2 | 71 - 65 |
Statistics
 RUTG |
 MINN |
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|---|---|---|
| 25-54 | FG | 25-48 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 10-23 | 3PT | 9-21 |
| 43 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 12-17 | FT | 8-12 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 26 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 22 | Assists | 23 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 20 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 11 | Fouls | 17 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 5 |
| 12 | Lead Changes | 12 |
| 46 | Percent Led | 37 |
Game Information
Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 16,122 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 29-2 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 26-5 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 25-6 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 24-7 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 22-9 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 23-8 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 21-10 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 20-11 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 21-11 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-14 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 16-16 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 14-18 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 15-18 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 12-21 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-20 |