Minnesota beats another ranked team with 77-69 win over No. 15 Oregon behind Garcia's 31 points
AP
Jan 25, 2025
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Dawson Garcia scored a season-high 31 points on 13-for-19 shooting and Parker Fox had 13 points and 11 rebounds to help Minnesota Golden Gophers beat No. 15 Oregon Ducks 77-69 on Saturday.
Lu'Cye Patterson added 11 points for the Gophers (11-9, 3-6), who won their third straight Big Ten game to match their longest such streak in four seasons under coach Ben Johnson.
Brandon Angel scored 18 points and T.J. Bamba and Jackson Shelstad each had 15 points for the Ducks (16-4, 5-4), who lost for the first time in five true road games this season. Garcia had three blocks to help hold Oregon leading scorer Nate Bittle scoreless.
Minnesota built a 26-8 lead and trailed for only 22 seconds in the second half after a three-point play by Bamba, who had a critical bad-pass turnover with 2:59 left and Oregon down by five. Garcia drew a charging foul on Bamba with 1:18 remaining and Minnesota up by two.
Takeaways
Oregon: For such a deep, experienced team, another slow start was concerning. The Ducks outscored Washington 20-9 over the final 5:36 to complete their comeback victory on Tuesday.
Minnesota: After beating then-No. 20 Michigan last week and winning at Iowa for the first time in 10 years on Tuesday, the Gophers finally have some confidence and momentum. The lowest-scoring team in the Big Ten continually found gaps in Oregon's paint defense for dunks and layups.
Key moment
Minnesota had 10 passes on one possession that ended with a 3-pointer by Patterson for a 40-28 lead, with Garcia driving and screening all over the court.
Key stat
Oregon had no second-chance points. Fox had six offensive rebounds alone, and the Ducks had just four.
Up next
Oregon hosts UCLA on Thursday. Minnesota plays at No. 8 Michigan State on Tuesday.
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1st Half
ORE
Ducks
38
MINN
Golden Gophers
44
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Nate Bittle vs. Parker Fox (Mike Mitchell Jr. gains possession)
19:35
+2
Dawson Garcia makes two point jump shot (Mike Mitchell Jr. assists)
0-2
19:02
Jadrian Tracey misses three point jump shot
19:00
Lu'Cye Patterson defensive rebound
18:42
Lu'Cye Patterson misses two point jump shot
18:40
Parker Fox offensive rebound
18:36
Parker Fox misses two point layup
18:34
Parker Fox offensive rebound
18:32
+2
Parker Fox makes two point layup
0-4
18:17
Lu'Cye Patterson personal foul
18:17
+2
Brandon Angel makes two point layup (TJ Bamba assists)
2-4
18:17
Parker Fox shooting foul (Brandon Angel draws the foul)
18:17
+1
Brandon Angel makes regular free throw 1 of 1
3-4
18:02
+3
Mike Mitchell Jr. makes three point jump shot
3-7
17:54
TJ Bamba misses three point jump shot
17:52
Femi Odukale defensive rebound
17:47
+2
Parker Fox makes two point dunk (Mike Mitchell Jr. assists)
3-9
17:26
Nate Bittle misses two point hook shot
17:24
Femi Odukale defensive rebound
17:11
+3
Dawson Garcia makes three point jump shot (Femi Odukale assists)
3-12
16:49
+2
Jadrian Tracey makes two point layup (Nate Bittle assists)
5-12
16:29
+3
Mike Mitchell Jr. makes three point jump shot (Femi Odukale assists)
5-15
16:14
TJ Bamba turnover (bad pass) (Mike Mitchell Jr. steals)
15:57
Nate Bittle blocks Dawson Garcia's two point layup
15:56
Parker Fox offensive rebound
15:56
Nate Bittle shooting foul (Parker Fox draws the foul)
15:55
TV timeout
15:56
+1
Parker Fox makes regular free throw 1 of 2
5-16
15:56
+1
Parker Fox makes regular free throw 2 of 2
5-17
15:43
Jadrian Tracey turnover (bad pass) (Parker Fox steals)
15:28
+2
Femi Odukale makes two point jump shot
5-19
15:10
Parker Fox shooting foul (Brandon Angel draws the foul)
15:10
Brandon Angel misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:10
+1
Brandon Angel makes regular free throw 2 of 2
6-19
14:53
+2
Femi Odukale makes two point jump shot
6-21
14:31
+2
Jackson Shelstad makes two point layup
8-21
14:06
Mike Mitchell Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:04
Jadrian Tracey defensive rebound
13:47
Nate Bittle misses two point layup
13:45
Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
13:32
+2
Dawson Garcia makes two point hook shot (Trey Edmonds assists)
8-23
13:05
Kwame Evans Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:03
Trey Edmonds defensive rebound
12:39
+3
Dawson Garcia makes three point jump shot (Mike Mitchell Jr. assists)
8-26
12:24
+3
Keeshawn Barthelemy makes three point jump shot (Ra'Heim Moss assists)
11-26
12:05
Kwame Evans Jr. shooting foul (Trey Edmonds draws the foul)
12:05
Trey Edmonds misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:05
+1
Trey Edmonds makes regular free throw 2 of 2
11-27
11:57
Keeshawn Barthelemy misses two point jump shot
11:55
Trey Edmonds defensive rebound
11:36
Mike Mitchell Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:34
Ducks defensive rebound
11:34
TV timeout
11:15
Supreme Cook offensive foul
11:15
Supreme Cook turnover (offensive foul)
11:01
Ra'Heim Moss personal foul
10:41
Femi Odukale misses three point jump shot
10:39
Supreme Cook defensive rebound
10:33
Brennan Rigsby personal foul
10:17
TJ Bamba misses two point jump shot
10:15
Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
10:06
Femi Odukale misses two point jump shot
10:04
Keeshawn Barthelemy defensive rebound
9:53
+2
Supreme Cook makes two point layup (Kwame Evans Jr. assists)