Minnesota Golden Gophers at Washington Huskies
· Big Ten Tournament - 1st Round
Washington beats Minnesota women 79-65 in its first Big Ten Tournament appearance
Washington (19-12), which also beat the Gophers 72-62 on Feb. 26, will look for its sixth straight victory on Thursday against No. 5 seed Michigan in the second round of the tournament. The Huskies lost their only regular-season matchup with the Wolverines 82-69 on Jan. 15.
Daniels put Washington ahead 32-30 on a putback basket in the closing seconds of the first half and Ladine had a game-high 15 points at the break.
Washington used a 12-0 run to go ahead 52-38 with 2:50 left in the third quarter. Sellers made two 3-pointers during the run, and she found Tayra Eke for Washington’s fifth straight field goal.
After Minnesota closed the third quarter on a 7-0 run to get within 54-48, Hannah Stines scored five points during Washington’s 7-0 run to open the fourth for a 13-point lead.
Stines finished with 14 points for Washington, which has won the last six meetings with the Gophers.
Grace Grocholski scored 21 points for Minnesota (20-11) and Mallory Heyer added 11. All 11 of Minnesota’s losses this season came at the hands of Big Ten opponents.
The Gophers dropped to 11-32 in the tournament, with their only appearance in the final occurring in 2005.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 65 - 79 |
| 4th 0:00 | |
End of 4th Quarter | 65 - 79 |
| 4th 0:11 |  |
Sayvia Sellers Defensive Rebound. | 65 - 79 |
| 4th 0:14 |  |
Grace Grocholski missed Three Point Jumper. | 65 - 79 |
| 4th 0:20 | |
Grace Grocholski Defensive Rebound. | 65 - 79 |
Statistics
 MINN |
WASH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-66 | FG | 30-55 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 55 |
| 5-19 | 3PT | 10-24 |
| 26 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 8-9 | FT | 9-12 |
| 89 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 17 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 13 | Assists | 20 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 3 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 15 | Fouls | 12 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 16 |
Game Information
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | 17-0 | - | 27-1 |
| Iowa | 13-3 | 3.5 | 22-5 |
| Michigan | 13-3 | 3.5 | 22-5 |
| Ohio State | 12-4 | 4.5 | 23-5 |
| Minnesota | 12-5 | 5 | 21-7 |
| Michigan State | 11-6 | 6 | 22-6 |
| Maryland | 10-6 | 6.5 | 22-6 |
| Illinois | 9-7 | 7.5 | 19-8 |
| USC | 9-7 | 7.5 | 17-10 |
| Washington | 9-8 | 8 | 19-9 |
| Oregon | 7-9 | 9.5 | 19-10 |
| Nebraska | 6-11 | 11 | 17-11 |
| Wisconsin | 5-12 | 12 | 13-15 |
| Indiana | 4-12 | 12.5 | 15-13 |
| Purdue | 4-12 | 12.5 | 12-15 |
| Penn State | 3-13 | 13.5 | 10-17 |
| Northwestern | 2-14 | 14.5 | 8-19 |
| Rutgers | 1-15 | 15.5 | 9-18 |