Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Minnesota Golden Gophers
· Big Ten Tournament - 1st Round
Battle's career-high 32 points sends Minnesota women past Rutgers 77-69 in Big Ten tourney
Battle, a 5-foot-11 sophomore guard, shot 10 for 20 from the floor, 11 for 15 from the foul line, distributed seven assists without committing a turnover and grabbed five rebounds. It was Minnesota’s first conference tourney win since the Golden Gophers beat Penn State 85-65 in Indianapolis.
Grace Grocholski added 12 points for the 11th-seeded Golden Gophers (16-14) which advanced to play sixth-seeded Michigan on Thursday night. Minnesota entered the tournament on a four-game losing streak and had dropped 10 of 11 since Jan. 23.
Destiny Adams scored 31 points and grabbed a career-high 24 rebounds for 14th-seed Rutgers (8-24) which beat Minnesota, 81-73, in Piscataway, New Jersey, on Feb. 13.
Erica Lafayette scored 16 points for Rutgers. The Scarlet Knights end their season losing their final five contests.
Minnesota led 24-14 after the first quarter, but the Scarlet Knights battled back to reduce their deficit to 39-35 at intermission. Throughout the second half Minnesota appeared ready to put Rutgers away but couldn't pull away.
Adams made two foul shots to give Rutgers a 57-56 lead to start the fourth quarter. Later, Rutgers' Lisa Thompson made a jump shot to tie it at 61-all. But Battle followed with a jumper, Mallory Heyer made a 3-pointer and Minnesota maintained safe distance for the remainder.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 69 - 77 |
| 4th 0:03 |  |
Destiny Adams Offensive Rebound. | 69 - 77 |
| 4th 0:03 | |
Antonia Bates missed Three Point Jumper. | 69 - 77 |
| 4th 0:12 | |
Antonia Bates Offensive Rebound. | 69 - 77 |
| 4th 0:12 | |
Erica Lafayette missed Three Point Jumper. | 69 - 77 |
Statistics
 RUTG |
MINN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-57 | FG | 24-59 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 8-22 | 3PT | 5-18 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 28 |
| 15-20 | FT | 24-33 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 13 | Assists | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 24 | Fouls | 18 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 18,392 | 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 |