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Transfers Garcia, Cooper help Minnesota top Western Michigan

AP
Nov 07, 2022

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Dawson Garcia scored 23 points, Ta'lon Cooper had 17 points, eight rebounds and 10 assists and Minnesota edged Western Michigan 61-60 on Monday night in a season opener.

Garcia made a 3-pointer, his third of the game, from the top of the key with 1:54 left to extend Minnesota's lead to 59-50 and Taurus Samuels made 1 of 2 free throws with 20 seconds left to make it 61-54.

Garcia and Cooper are two of three transfers who joined the Gophers this season, with Garcia coming back home to his native state after stints at Marquette and North Carolina. Garcia started 12 of 16 games for the national runner-up Tar Heels before leaving the team at midseason to move home due to family health concerns. Cooper is from Morehead State.

The Gophers played without star Jamison Battle, who had minor foot surgery on Oct. 28 and has not yet been cleared to return. The third-year forward was picked for the 11-player preseason All-Big Ten team, the third-leading scorer among returners in the conference. Freshman guard Braeden Carrington was also sidelined by an ankle injury, delaying his debut with his home-state team.

Lamar Norman Jr. scored 15 points and Seth Hubbard added 13 for Western Michigan. Markeese Hastings grabbed 10 rebounds.

Minnesota hosts St. Francis Brooklyn on Friday and DePaul and Central Michigan next week before hitting the road.

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1st Half
WMU
Broncos
26
MINN
Golden Gophers
35

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Titus Wright vs. Dawson Garcia (Treyton Thompson gains possession)
19:36		Jaden Henley misses three point jump shot
19:34		Markeese Hastings defensive rebound
19:16		Lamar Norman Jr. misses two point jump shot
19:14		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
19:06	+3	Treyton Thompson makes three point jump shot (Ta'Lon Cooper assists)	0-3
18:51		Treyton Thompson personal foul
18:32		Jefferson Monegro turnover (bad pass) (Jaden Henley steals)
18:23	+2	Ta'Lon Cooper makes two point layup	0-5
17:55		Lamar Norman Jr. misses two point layup
17:53		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
17:38		Jaden Henley turnover (out of bounds)
17:11		Jefferson Monegro misses three point jump shot
17:09		Golden Gophers defensive rebound
16:54		Tafari Simms blocks Dawson Garcia's two point layup
16:52		Joshua Ola-Joseph offensive rebound
16:49	+2	Joshua Ola-Joseph makes two point layup	0-7
16:47		Joshua Ola-Joseph shooting foul (Tafari Simms draws the foul)
16:47	+1	Tafari Simms makes regular free throw 1 of 2	1-7
16:47	+1	Tafari Simms makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-7
16:32		Ta'Lon Cooper turnover (lost ball) (Markeese Hastings steals)
16:23		Lamar Norman Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:21		Javaughn Hannah offensive rebound
16:17	+2	Javaughn Hannah makes two point jump shot	4-7
15:55	+2	Will Ramberg makes two point layup (Ta'Lon Cooper assists)	4-9
15:35		Markeese Hastings misses three point jump shot
15:33		Will Ramberg defensive rebound
15:24	+3	Dawson Garcia makes three point jump shot (Ta'Lon Cooper assists)	4-12
15:22		Broncos 30 second timeout
15:22		TV timeout
15:11		Lamar Norman Jr. misses three point jump shot
15:09		Lamar Norman Jr. offensive rebound
14:54		Jefferson Monegro misses three point jump shot
14:52		Markeese Hastings offensive rebound
14:48	+2	Markeese Hastings makes two point layup	6-12
14:29		Dawson Garcia turnover (bad pass) (Seth Hubbard steals)
14:23	+3	Seth Hubbard makes three point jump shot (Jefferson Monegro assists)	9-12
13:58		Tafari Simms personal foul
13:55		Tafari Simms personal foul
13:55		Dawson Garcia misses two point jump shot
13:53		Owen Lobsinger defensive rebound
13:41		Owen Lobsinger misses three point jump shot
13:39		Ta'Lon Cooper defensive rebound
13:35		Jefferson Monegro shooting foul (Ta'Lon Cooper draws the foul)
13:35		Ta'Lon Cooper misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:35		Ta'Lon Cooper misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:35		Pharrel Payne offensive rebound
13:17		Taurus Samuels misses two point jump shot
13:15		Dawson Garcia offensive rebound
13:12		Lamar Norman Jr. shooting foul (Dawson Garcia draws the foul)
13:12	+1	Dawson Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-13
13:12	+1	Dawson Garcia makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-14
13:03		Jefferson Monegro turnover (bad pass) (Pharrel Payne steals)
12:54		Dawson Garcia misses three point jump shot
12:52		Jefferson Monegro defensive rebound
12:46		Jefferson Monegro offensive foul
12:46		Jefferson Monegro turnover
12:37		Titus Wright personal foul
12:30		Dawson Garcia misses two point jump shot
12:28		Will Ramberg offensive rebound
12:26		Will Ramberg misses two point layup
12:24		Javaughn Hannah defensive rebound
12:27		Pharrel Payne personal foul
12:08	+3	Seth Hubbard makes three point jump shot (Markeese Hastings assists)	12-14
11:47		Ta'Lon Cooper misses three point jump shot
11:45		Lamar Norman Jr. defensive rebound
11:31		Seth Hubbard misses three point jump shot
11:29		Ta'Lon Cooper defensive rebound
11:04		TV timeout
10:59		Seth Hubbard blocks Jaden Henley's two point jump shot
10:57		Markeese Hastings defensive rebound
10:39		Javaughn Hannah misses two point jump shot
10:37		Taurus Samuels defensive rebound
10:18	+2	Pharrel Payne makes two point layup (Ta'Lon Cooper assists)	12-16
9:48		Markeese Hastings misses three point jump shot
9:46		Pharrel Payne defensive rebound
9:45		Pharrel Payne turnover (traveling)
9:40		Seth Hubbard misses two point jump shot
9:38		Broncos offensive rebound
9:33	+3	Lamar Norman Jr. makes three point jump shot	15-16
9:12		Pharrel Payne offensive foul
9:12		Pharrel Payne turnover
8:46		Treyton Thompson blocks Lamar Norman Jr.'s two point layup
8:44		Broncos offensive rebound
8:40		Max Burton misses three point jump shot
8:38		Lamar Norman Jr. offensive rebound
8:33		Seth Hubbard misses three point jump shot
8:31		Joshua Ola-Joseph defensive rebound
8:20		Jaden Henley misses two point jump shot
8:18		Seth Hubbard defensive rebound
8:08		Javaughn Hannah turnover (bad pass)
7:49		Taurus Samuels turnover (lost ball) (Seth Hubbard steals)
7:41		Javaughn Hannah misses three point jump shot
7:39		Markeese Hastings offensive rebound
7:22		Seth Hubbard misses two point jump shot
7:20		Golden Gophers defensive rebound
7:19		TV timeout
7:06	+2	Joshua Ola-Joseph makes two point jump shot (Ta'Lon Cooper assists)	15-18
6:45	+3	Lamar Norman Jr. makes three point jump shot	18-18
6:11	+2	Will Ramberg makes two point layup (Ta'Lon Cooper assists)	18-20
5:56		Lamar Norman Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:54		Ta'Lon Cooper defensive rebound
5:51		Ta'Lon Cooper misses two point layup
5:49		Ta'Lon Cooper offensive rebound
5:48		Ta'Lon Cooper misses two point layup
5:46		Javaughn Hannah defensive rebound
5:45		Lamar Norman Jr. misses two point layup
5:43		Max Burton offensive rebound
5:40		Ta'Lon Cooper blocks Max Burton's two point layup
5:38		Ta'Lon Cooper defensive rebound
5:34		Taurus Samuels misses three point jump shot
5:32		Javaughn Hannah defensive rebound
5:11	+2	Markeese Hastings makes two point jump shot (Lamar Norman Jr. assists)	20-20
4:52		Ta'Lon Cooper misses three point jump shot
4:50		Markeese Hastings defensive rebound
4:43		Javaughn Hannah misses three point jump shot
4:41		Broncos offensive rebound
4:35		Lamar Norman Jr. turnover (traveling)
4:25		Treyton Thompson misses three point jump shot
4:23		Will Ramberg offensive rebound
4:12	+2	Dawson Garcia makes two point layup (Ta'Lon Cooper assists)	20-22
3:51		Will Ramberg blocks Lamar Norman Jr.'s three point jump shot
3:49		Broncos offensive rebound
3:48		TV timeout
3:43	+2	Titus Wright makes two point layup (Jack Stefanski assists)	22-22
3:23	+3	Jaden Henley makes three point jump shot (Dawson Garcia assists)	22-25
3:02		Titus Wright misses two point jump shot
3:00		Titus Wright offensive rebound
2:56	+2	Titus Wright makes two point layup	24-25
2:37		Dawson Garcia misses three point jump shot
2:35		Treyton Thompson offensive rebound
2:29	+3	Ta'Lon Cooper makes three point jump shot (Treyton Thompson assists)	24-28
2:01		Javaughn Hannah misses three point jump shot
1:59		Treyton Thompson defensive rebound
1:48	+3	Dawson Garcia makes three point jump shot (Ta'Lon Cooper assists)	24-31
1:20		Jack Stefanski misses three point jump shot
1:18		Jaden Henley defensive rebound
1:09	+2	Dawson Garcia makes two point layup (Will Ramberg assists)	24-33
0:51		Lamar Norman Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:49		Broncos offensive rebound
0:44		Markeese Hastings turnover (traveling)
0:44		Golden Gophers 30 second timeout
0:22	+2	Ta'Lon Cooper makes two point jump shot	24-35
0:08	+2	Max Burton makes two point layup (Lamar Norman Jr. assists)	26-35
0:01		Ta'Lon Cooper misses two point jump shot
0:00		Golden Gophers offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
WMU
Broncos
34
MINN
Golden Gophers
26

Time		Play	Score
19:48		Titus Wright turnover (double dribble)
19:35	+2	Dawson Garcia makes two point layup (Treyton Thompson assists)	26-37
19:10		Javaughn Hannah turnover (bad pass) (Treyton Thompson steals)
18:49		Titus Wright blocks Treyton Thompson's two point layup
18:47		Markeese Hastings defensive rebound
18:43		Markeese Hastings offensive foul
18:43		Markeese Hastings turnover
18:30	+2	Dawson Garcia makes two point jump shot	26-39
18:26		Broncos 30 second timeout
18:26		TV timeout
18:15	+2	Jefferson Monegro makes two point layup	28-39
17:55		Markeese Hastings personal foul
17:50		Dawson Garcia misses two point hook shot
17:48		Tafari Simms defensive rebound
17:40		Titus Wright misses two point dunk
17:38		Ta'Lon Cooper defensive rebound
17:31	+2	Dawson Garcia makes two point layup (Ta'Lon Cooper assists)	28-41
17:10	+2	Tray Maddox Jr. makes two point jump shot (Jefferson Monegro assists)	30-41
16:46		Ta'Lon Cooper turnover (lost ball) (Tray Maddox Jr. steals)
16:19		Treyton Thompson blocks Titus Wright's two point jump shot
16:17		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
16:08		Treyton Thompson misses three point jump shot
16:06		Tray Maddox Jr. defensive rebound
15:44		Lamar Norman Jr. misses two point jump shot
15:42		Will Ramberg defensive rebound
15:20		Dawson Garcia misses two point layup
15:18		Jefferson Monegro defensive rebound
14:56	+2	Jefferson Monegro makes two point layup	32-41
14:42		Jefferson Monegro shooting foul (Ta'Lon Cooper draws the foul)
14:42		TV timeout
14:42		Ta'Lon Cooper misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:42	+1	Ta'Lon Cooper makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-42
14:30		Lamar Norman Jr. misses two point jump shot
14:28		Max Burton offensive rebound
14:24		Tray Maddox Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:22		Will Ramberg defensive rebound
14:02		Will Ramberg turnover (bad pass) (Tafari Simms steals)
13:54		Tray Maddox Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:52		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
13:32		Max Burton blocks Pharrel Payne's two point layup
13:30		Pharrel Payne offensive rebound
13:29		Tafari Simms shooting foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul)
13:29		Pharrel Payne misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:29		Pharrel Payne misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:29		Tafari Simms defensive rebound
13:06	+3	Tray Maddox Jr. makes three point jump shot	35-42
12:45		Dawson Garcia offensive foul
12:45		Dawson Garcia turnover
12:21	+2	Lamar Norman Jr. makes two point layup	37-42
11:53	+3	Ta'Lon Cooper makes three point jump shot (Taurus Samuels assists)	37-45
11:32		TV timeout
11:27		Seth Hubbard misses three point jump shot
11:25		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
11:06		Joshua Ola-Joseph turnover (bad pass) (Seth Hubbard steals)
11:03		Taurus Samuels shooting foul (Seth Hubbard draws the foul)
11:03	+1	Seth Hubbard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-45
11:03	+1	Seth Hubbard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-45
10:50	+2	Ta'Lon Cooper makes two point layup	39-47
10:50		Seth Hubbard shooting foul (Ta'Lon Cooper draws the foul)
10:50	+1	Ta'Lon Cooper makes regular free throw 1 of 1	39-48
10:28		Lamar Norman Jr. misses two point jump shot
10:26		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
10:20		Pharrel Payne offensive foul
10:20		Pharrel Payne turnover
10:07	+2	Titus Wright makes two point layup (Tray Maddox Jr. assists)	41-48
9:51	+2	Joshua Ola-Joseph makes two point layup	41-50
9:51		Tray Maddox Jr. shooting foul (Joshua Ola-Joseph draws the foul)
9:51		Joshua Ola-Joseph misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:51		Pharrel Payne offensive rebound
9:32		Ta'Lon Cooper turnover (bad pass)
9:18		Tray Maddox Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:16		Pharrel Payne defensive rebound
8:52		Joshua Ola-Joseph offensive foul
8:52		Joshua Ola-Joseph turnover
8:38	+2	Tray Maddox Jr. makes two point layup	43-50
8:13	+3	Ta'Lon Cooper makes three point jump shot (Taurus Samuels assists)	43-53
8:04		Javaughn Hannah misses three point jump shot
8:02		Lamar Norman Jr. offensive rebound
7:45		Tray Maddox Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:43		Will Ramberg defensive rebound
7:27		Tray Maddox Jr. shooting foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul)
7:27		TV timeout
7:27	+1	Pharrel Payne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-54
7:27		Pharrel Payne misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:27		Joshua Ola-Joseph offensive rebound
7:08		Taurus Samuels misses two point jump shot
7:06		Markeese Hastings defensive rebound
6:42		Lamar Norman Jr. misses two point layup
6:40		Max Burton offensive rebound
6:38	+2	Max Burton makes two point tip layup	45-54
6:21		Taurus Samuels misses two point layup
6:19		Taurus Samuels offensive rebound
6:15		Joshua Ola-Joseph misses two point layup
6:13		Joshua Ola-Joseph offensive rebound
6:14		Jump ball. Joshua Ola-Joseph vs. Tray Maddox Jr. (Golden Gophers gains possession)
6:10		Tafari Simms personal foul (Dawson Garcia draws the foul)
6:10	+1	Dawson Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-55
6:10	+1	Dawson Garcia makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-56
5:48		Seth Hubbard misses three point jump shot
5:46		Will Ramberg defensive rebound
5:29		Will Ramberg misses three point jump shot
5:27		Tray Maddox Jr. defensive rebound
5:12		Jefferson Monegro misses two point layup
5:10		Max Burton offensive rebound
5:01		Max Burton misses two point dunk
4:59		Ta'Lon Cooper defensive rebound
5:02		Ta'Lon Cooper turnover (bad pass) (Seth Hubbard steals)
4:58	+2	Lamar Norman Jr. makes two point layup	47-56
4:47		Golden Gophers 30 second timeout
4:36		Taurus Samuels misses three point jump shot
4:34		Broncos defensive rebound
4:17		Jefferson Monegro misses three point jump shot
4:15		Ta'Lon Cooper defensive rebound
4:15		Jefferson Monegro technical foul
4:15		Dawson Garcia misses technical free throw 1 of 1
3:58		Dawson Garcia misses two point jump shot
3:56		Broncos defensive rebound
3:56		TV timeout
3:41	+3	Seth Hubbard makes three point jump shot (Lamar Norman Jr. assists)	50-56
3:16		Jaden Henley turnover (offensive goaltending)
2:49		Lamar Norman Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Dawson Garcia steals)
2:25		Taurus Samuels turnover (bad pass) (Seth Hubbard steals)
2:22		Ta'Lon Cooper blocks Seth Hubbard's two point layup
2:20		Broncos offensive rebound
2:12		Tray Maddox Jr. misses two point jump shot
2:10		Will Ramberg defensive rebound
1:57	+3	Dawson Garcia makes three point jump shot (Ta'Lon Cooper assists)	50-59
1:46		Broncos 30 second timeout
1:39		Joshua Ola-Joseph personal foul
1:35	+2	Seth Hubbard makes two point jump shot (Markeese Hastings assists)	52-59
1:05		Ta'Lon Cooper misses two point hook shot
1:03		Markeese Hastings defensive rebound
0:57		Lamar Norman Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:55		Taurus Samuels defensive rebound
0:36		Golden Gophers 60 second timeout
0:28		Seth Hubbard personal foul (Jaden Henley draws the foul)
0:28	+1	Jaden Henley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-60
0:28		Jaden Henley misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:28		Markeese Hastings defensive rebound
0:22	+2	Lamar Norman Jr. makes two point layup	54-60
0:22		Broncos 60 second timeout
0:20		Jefferson Monegro personal foul (Taurus Samuels draws the foul)
0:20	+1	Taurus Samuels makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-61
0:20		Taurus Samuels misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:20		Taurus Samuels offensive rebound
0:16		Jefferson Monegro personal foul (Taurus Samuels draws the foul)
0:16		Taurus Samuels misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:16		Taurus Samuels misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:16		Tafari Simms defensive rebound
0:08	+3	Markeese Hastings makes three point jump shot (Lamar Norman Jr. assists)	57-61
0:05		Markeese Hastings personal foul (Dawson Garcia draws the foul)
0:05		Dawson Garcia misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:05		Dawson Garcia misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:05		Markeese Hastings defensive rebound
0:02		Will Ramberg personal foul (Lamar Norman Jr. draws the foul)
0:02	+3	Lamar Norman Jr. makes three point jump shot (Markeese Hastings assists)	60-61
0:00		End of period

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Lamar Norman Jr. makes three point jump shot (Markeese Hastings assists)