Minnesota Golden Gophers at Boston College Eagles
· NCAA Women's Basketball
77 - 69
Pitts scores 35, No. 14 Minnesota women top BC 77-69
Four different players scored as the Golden Gophers turned a 60-56 deficit into a 67-60 lead with 45 seconds to play.
BC missed seven straight shots and had five turnovers during the 6:53 dry spell. Taylor Ortlepp ended the drought with a 3-pointer but Pitts made all 10 of her foul shots after that to secure the win.
Minnesota (9-0) is off to its best start since the '03-04 team went 15-0 and the '02-03 team went 12-0, both when first-year coach Lindsay Whalen was a player.
Annalese Lamke added 13 points for the Golden Gophers and Jasmine Brunson added 11, seven in the fourth quarter.
Ortlepp hit six 3-pointers and scored 25 points for BC (8-2). Down 36-25 at the half, Ortlepp had 11 as the Eagles outscored Minnesota 25-17 in the third quarter to take a 54-53 lead.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 77 - 69 |
| 4th 0:00 | |
End of 4th Quarter | 77 - 69 |
| 4th 0:00 |  |
Annalese Lamke Defensive Rebound. | 77 - 69 |
| 4th 0:03 |  |
Milan Bolden-Morris missed Three Point Jumper. | 77 - 69 |
| 4th 0:13 | |
Destiny Pitts made Free Throw. | 77 - 69 |
Statistics
 MINN |
BC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-58 | FG | 24-63 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 7-12 | 3PT | 8-22 |
| 58 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 20-27 | FT | 13-16 |
| 74 | Free Throw % | 81 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 13 | Assists | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 23 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 16 | Fouls | 24 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Location: Chestnut Hill, MA
Attendance: 1,417 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | 18-0 | - | 37-1 |
| Michigan | 15-3 | 3 | 28-7 |
| Iowa | 15-3 | 3 | 27-7 |
| Ohio State | 13-5 | 5 | 27-8 |
| Minnesota | 13-5 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Maryland | 11-7 | 7 | 24-9 |
| Michigan State | 11-7 | 7 | 23-9 |
| Washington | 10-8 | 8 | 22-11 |
| Illinois | 9-9 | 9 | 22-12 |
| USC | 9-9 | 9 | 18-14 |
| Oregon | 8-10 | 10 | 23-13 |
| Nebraska | 7-11 | 11 | 19-13 |
| Indiana | 6-12 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Wisconsin | 5-13 | 13 | 16-18 |
| Purdue | 5-13 | 13 | 13-17 |
| Penn State | 4-14 | 14 | 11-18 |
| Northwestern | 2-16 | 16 | 8-21 |
| Rutgers | 1-17 | 17 | 9-20 |
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 16-2 | - | 27-9 |
| Louisville | 15-3 | 1 | 29-8 |
| North Carolina | 14-4 | 2 | 28-8 |
| NC State | 13-5 | 3 | 21-11 |
| Syracuse | 12-6 | 4 | 24-9 |
| Virginia Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Notre Dame | 12-6 | 4 | 25-11 |
| Virginia | 11-7 | 5 | 22-12 |
| Clemson | 11-7 | 5 | 21-12 |
| California | 9-9 | 7 | 21-15 |
| Stanford | 8-10 | 8 | 21-14 |
| Miami | 8-10 | 8 | 18-15 |
| Georgia Tech | 8-10 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Florida State | 5-13 | 11 | 10-21 |
| Wake Forest | 4-14 | 12 | 14-18 |
| SMU | 2-16 | 14 | 9-21 |
| Pittsburgh | 1-17 | 15 | 8-23 |
| Boston College | 1-17 | 15 | 5-26 |