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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 beat No. 15 Oregon 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		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)	13-27
9:30		Lu'Cye Patterson turnover (lost ball) (TJ Bamba steals)
9:24		Kwame Evans Jr. misses two point layup
9:22		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
9:01		Dawson Garcia misses three point jump shot
9:00		TJ Bamba defensive rebound
9:00		Frank Mitchell personal foul
8:49	+3	Keeshawn Barthelemy makes three point jump shot (TJ Bamba assists)	16-27
8:24		Femi Odukale misses two point layup
8:22		Brandon Angel defensive rebound
8:14	+2	TJ Bamba makes two point layup	18-27
8:14		Golden Gophers 30 second timeout
8:14		TV timeout
7:59		Isaac Asuma turnover (lost ball) (TJ Bamba steals)
7:53	+2	TJ Bamba makes two point layup	20-27
7:26	+2	Dawson Garcia makes two point jump shot (Mike Mitchell Jr. assists)	20-29
7:11		Isaac Asuma blocks Supreme Cook's two point dunk
7:09		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
6:55		Mike Mitchell Jr. misses two point jump shot
6:53		Brandon Angel defensive rebound
6:33		Supreme Cook misses two point layup
6:31		Lu'Cye Patterson defensive rebound
6:21		Lu'Cye Patterson turnover (bad pass) (Jadrian Tracey steals)
6:06	+3	Brandon Angel makes three point jump shot (TJ Bamba assists)	23-29
6:00		Ducks 30 second timeout
5:38	+2	Parker Fox makes two point layup (Mike Mitchell Jr. assists)	23-31
5:28		Brandon Angel misses three point jump shot
5:26		Mike Mitchell Jr. defensive rebound
5:12	+2	Dawson Garcia makes two point jump shot (Mike Mitchell Jr. assists)	23-33
4:58		Dawson Garcia personal foul
4:52	+3	Brandon Angel makes three point jump shot (Keeshawn Barthelemy assists)	26-33
4:24	+2	Lu'Cye Patterson makes two point jump shot (Parker Fox assists)	26-35
4:14		Keeshawn Barthelemy misses three point jump shot
4:12		Ducks offensive rebound
4:12		Isaac Asuma personal foul
4:12		Nate Bittle misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:12		Parker Fox defensive rebound
3:56	+2	Parker Fox makes two point dunk (Mike Mitchell Jr. assists)	26-37
3:38		Isaac Asuma personal foul
3:38		TV timeout
3:38	+1	Brandon Angel makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-37
3:38	+1	Brandon Angel makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-37
3:23		Nate Bittle personal foul
3:17		Dawson Garcia misses two point layup
3:15		Parker Fox offensive rebound
3:14		Parker Fox misses two point layup
3:13		Parker Fox offensive rebound
3:13		TJ Bamba personal foul (Parker Fox draws the foul)
2:53	+3	Lu'Cye Patterson makes three point jump shot (Dawson Garcia assists)	28-40
2:38	+3	Brandon Angel makes three point jump shot (Supreme Cook assists)	31-40
2:27		Jackson Shelstad personal foul (Isaac Asuma draws the foul)
2:27	+1	Isaac Asuma makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-41
2:27		Isaac Asuma misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:27		TJ Bamba defensive rebound
2:05	+3	Jackson Shelstad makes three point jump shot (Keeshawn Barthelemy assists)	34-41
1:42		TJ Bamba personal foul (Lu'Cye Patterson draws the foul)
1:42	+1	Lu'Cye Patterson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-42
1:42		Lu'Cye Patterson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:42		Supreme Cook defensive rebound
1:26	+2	Supreme Cook makes two point dunk (Jackson Shelstad assists)	36-42
1:00	+2	Lu'Cye Patterson makes two point jump shot (Frank Mitchell assists)	36-44
0:38	+2	Jadrian Tracey makes two point layup	38-44
0:04		Dawson Garcia misses three point jump shot
0:02		Supreme Cook defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ORE
Ducks
31
MINN
Golden Gophers
33

Time		Play	Score
19:46	+3	Jadrian Tracey makes three point jump shot (Brandon Angel assists)	41-44
19:15		Nate Bittle blocks Dawson Garcia's two point layup
19:13		Nate Bittle defensive rebound
19:11		Lu'Cye Patterson personal foul
18:58		Brandon Angel turnover (bad pass) (Parker Fox steals)
18:36		Mike Mitchell Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:34		Brandon Angel defensive rebound
18:18	+2	TJ Bamba makes two point hook shot	43-44
17:53		Mike Mitchell Jr. turnover (traveling)
17:45	+2	TJ Bamba makes two point layup	45-44
17:45		Lu'Cye Patterson shooting foul (TJ Bamba draws the foul)
17:45	+1	TJ Bamba makes regular free throw 1 of 1	46-44
17:32		Jadrian Tracey blocks Femi Odukale's two point layup
17:30		Parker Fox offensive rebound
17:23	+2	Dawson Garcia makes two point layup (Parker Fox assists)	46-46
17:15		Femi Odukale personal foul (Jackson Shelstad draws the foul)
17:04		Jackson Shelstad turnover (lost ball) (Isaac Asuma steals)
16:55	+2	Dawson Garcia makes two point layup (Mike Mitchell Jr. assists)	46-48
16:40		Jadrian Tracey misses three point jump shot
16:38		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
16:09	+2	Femi Odukale makes two point dunk (Dawson Garcia assists)	46-50
15:54		Brandon Angel misses three point jump shot
15:52		Parker Fox defensive rebound
15:33		TV timeout
15:21	+2	Dawson Garcia makes two point hook shot	46-52
15:03	+2	Jackson Shelstad makes two point jump shot	48-52
14:46		TJ Bamba personal foul
14:31		Brandon Angel personal foul (Dawson Garcia draws the foul)
14:26		Dawson Garcia misses two point jump shot
14:24		TJ Bamba defensive rebound
14:16		Keeshawn Barthelemy misses three point jump shot
14:14		Parker Fox defensive rebound
14:03		Femi Odukale turnover (double dribble)
13:34		Jadrian Tracey misses three point jump shot
13:32		Ducks offensive rebound
13:32		Ducks turnover (shot clock violation)
13:08		Mike Mitchell Jr. misses two point jump shot
13:06		Keeshawn Barthelemy defensive rebound
12:57		Parker Fox shooting foul (Kwame Evans Jr. draws the foul)
12:57	+1	Kwame Evans Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-52
12:57	+1	Kwame Evans Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-52
12:44		Ra'Heim Moss personal foul (Femi Odukale draws the foul)
12:26		Femi Odukale misses three point jump shot
12:24		Keeshawn Barthelemy defensive rebound
12:17		Dawson Garcia blocks Kwame Evans Jr.'s two point layup
12:15		Femi Odukale defensive rebound
12:10	+2	Femi Odukale makes two point jump shot	50-54
11:52		Supreme Cook offensive foul (Parker Fox draws the foul)
11:52		Supreme Cook turnover (offensive foul)
11:52		TV timeout
11:26		Mike Mitchell Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:24		Jadrian Tracey defensive rebound
11:06		Dawson Garcia blocks Nate Bittle's two point layup
11:04		Frank Mitchell defensive rebound
10:54		Nate Bittle blocks Frank Mitchell's two point layup
10:52		Nate Bittle defensive rebound
10:48		Femi Odukale shooting foul (TJ Bamba draws the foul)
10:48	+1	TJ Bamba makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-54
10:48	+1	TJ Bamba makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-54
10:19		Femi Odukale misses two point jump shot
10:19		Golden Gophers offensive rebound
10:19		Golden Gophers turnover (shot clock violation)
10:05		Mike Mitchell Jr. personal foul (Nate Bittle draws the foul)
10:01	+2	Brandon Angel makes two point layup (TJ Bamba assists)	54-54
9:35	+2	Lu'Cye Patterson makes two point jump shot (Frank Mitchell assists)	54-56
9:15	+2	TJ Bamba makes two point layup	56-56
8:53	+2	Frank Mitchell makes two point layup (Mike Mitchell Jr. assists)	56-58
8:43		Brandon Angel misses three point jump shot
8:41		Ducks offensive rebound
8:41		Mike Mitchell Jr. personal foul (Nate Bittle draws the foul)
8:41		Nate Bittle misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:41		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
8:23		Femi Odukale misses two point jump shot
8:21		Brandon Angel defensive rebound
7:58		Jadrian Tracey turnover (bad pass) (Lu'Cye Patterson steals)
7:42		Nate Bittle shooting foul (Parker Fox draws the foul)
7:42		TV timeout
7:42		Parker Fox misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:42		Parker Fox misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:42		Brandon Angel defensive rebound
7:22		Brandon Angel misses three point jump shot
7:20		Femi Odukale defensive rebound
6:54	+3	Dawson Garcia makes three point jump shot (Femi Odukale assists)	56-61
6:35		Femi Odukale shooting foul (TJ Bamba draws the foul)
6:35	+1	TJ Bamba makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-61
6:35	+1	TJ Bamba makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-61
6:14	+2	Parker Fox makes two point dunk	58-63
5:49		Dawson Garcia blocks Brandon Angel's two point layup
5:47		Parker Fox defensive rebound
5:37		Parker Fox offensive foul (Kwame Evans Jr. draws the foul)
5:37		Parker Fox turnover (offensive foul)
5:27		Jackson Shelstad misses two point layup
5:25		Parker Fox defensive rebound
5:18		Golden Gophers 30 second timeout
5:18		TV timeout
4:57		Femi Odukale misses three point jump shot
4:55		Golden Gophers offensive rebound
4:55		Golden Gophers turnover (shot clock violation)
4:33		TJ Bamba misses three point jump shot
4:31		Frank Mitchell defensive rebound
4:14		Brandon Angel blocks Femi Odukale's two point dunk
4:12		Nate Bittle defensive rebound
4:10		Lu'Cye Patterson shooting foul (Jackson Shelstad draws the foul)
4:10	+1	Jackson Shelstad makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-63
4:10	+1	Jackson Shelstad makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-63
3:47		Mike Mitchell Jr. misses three point jump shot
3:45		Frank Mitchell offensive rebound
3:33		Lu'Cye Patterson misses two point jump shot
3:31		Femi Odukale offensive rebound
3:28	+2	Femi Odukale makes two point putback layup	60-65
2:59		TJ Bamba turnover (bad pass)
2:59		TV timeout
2:59		Brandon Angel personal foul (Dawson Garcia draws the foul)
2:54		Jackson Shelstad personal foul (Dawson Garcia draws the foul)
2:54	+1	Dawson Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-66
2:54	+1	Dawson Garcia makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-67
2:47	+3	Jackson Shelstad makes three point jump shot	63-67
2:45		Ducks 30 second timeout
2:19	+2	Dawson Garcia makes two point jump shot (Parker Fox assists)	63-69
2:02		Mike Mitchell Jr. shooting foul (Jadrian Tracey draws the foul)
2:02	+1	Jadrian Tracey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-69
2:02	+1	Jadrian Tracey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-69
1:56		Femi Odukale turnover (bad pass) (Jackson Shelstad steals)
1:51		Keeshawn Barthelemy misses three point jump shot
1:49		Mike Mitchell Jr. defensive rebound
1:40		Nate Bittle personal foul (Parker Fox draws the foul)
1:40	+1	Parker Fox makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-70
1:40		Parker Fox misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:40		Nate Bittle defensive rebound
1:34	+2	Jackson Shelstad makes two point jump shot	67-70
1:33		Parker Fox shooting foul (Jackson Shelstad draws the foul)
1:33	+1	Jackson Shelstad makes regular free throw 1 of 1	68-70
1:33		Isaac Asuma offensive foul (Keeshawn Barthelemy draws the foul)
1:33		Isaac Asuma turnover (offensive foul)
1:23		Jackson Shelstad misses three point jump shot
1:21		Keeshawn Barthelemy offensive rebound
1:16		TJ Bamba offensive foul (Dawson Garcia draws the foul)
1:16		TJ Bamba turnover (offensive foul)
1:15		Golden Gophers 30 second timeout
0:57	+2	Dawson Garcia makes two point layup (Mike Mitchell Jr. assists)	68-72
0:44		Mike Mitchell Jr. shooting foul (Brandon Angel draws the foul)
0:44	+1	Brandon Angel makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-72
0:44		Brandon Angel misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:44		Isaac Asuma defensive rebound
0:38		Jadrian Tracey personal foul (Lu'Cye Patterson draws the foul)
0:38	+1	Lu'Cye Patterson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-73
0:38		Lu'Cye Patterson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:38		Jadrian Tracey defensive rebound
0:20		Keeshawn Barthelemy turnover (lost ball) (Mike Mitchell Jr. steals)
0:18		TJ Bamba personal foul (Mike Mitchell Jr. draws the foul)
0:18	+1	Mike Mitchell Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-74
0:18	+1	Mike Mitchell Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-75
0:11		Jackson Shelstad turnover (lost ball) (Femi Odukale steals)
0:08	+2	Dawson Garcia makes two point dunk (Femi Odukale assists)	69-77
0:02		Jadrian Tracey misses three point jump shot
0:00		Isaac Asuma defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Isaac Asuma defensive rebound