National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 84, Michigan 81
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, January 16, 2025
Where: Williams Arena, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Officials: # D.J. Carstensen, # Steven Anderson, # Kelly Pfeifer
Attendance: 8877

Dawson Garcia hit a game-winning 3-pointer from near half-court just before the buzzer sounded to end overtime, giving Minnesota an 84-81 win over No. 20 Michigan on Thursday in Minneapolis.

After Michigan's Danny Wolf tied the game at 81-81 on a layup with seven seconds left in OT, Minnesota brought the ball upcourt and put it in the hands of Garcia, whose long shot gave the Golden Gophers (9-9, 1-6 Big Ten) their first win in conference play.

Garcia finished with a game-high 27 points to go along with 12 rebounds, Lu'Cye Patterson scored 22 points and Mike Mitchell Jr. had 20 points as Minnesota snapped a four-game losing streak.

Wolf finished with 23 points and 10 rebounds and Vladislav Goldin had 18 points and eight rebounds for Michigan (13-4, 5-1), which saw its five-game winning streak end.

With 47 seconds remaining in overtime, Minnesota took an 80-78 lead on a fadeaway basket by Patterson.

On Michigan's next possession, Goldin was fouled with 20.3 seconds left, and he split a pair of free throws to make it 80-79 Minnesota.

After Patterson split a pair of free throws to give Minnesota an two-point lead, Wolf drove the lane and tied the game with his layup.

Michigan took a 71-69 lead with 28.9 seconds remaining in regulation on a 3-pointer by Wolf.

With 7.4 seconds left, Garcia was fouled on a drive to the basket and hit both free throws to tie the game at 71-71.

Michigan put the ball in the hands of Tre Donaldson for the last possession of regulation, but an out-of-control running shot missed badly before time expired.

The Golden Gophers trailed by 11 points early in the second half before rallying to take a 62-61 lead with 4:13 left on a layup by Patterson.

Michigan went in front 68-66 with 1:13 remaining thanks to a basket by Nimari Burnett, but Patterson hit a 3-pointer with 50 seconds left to give Minnesota a 69-68 lead.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Michigan   Minnesota
Danny Wolf 23 Scoring Dawson Garcia 27
Danny Wolf 7 Assists Femi Odukale 7
Danny Wolf 10 Rebounds Dawson Garcia 12
Vladislav Goldin 7 Free Throws Made Dawson Garcia 5
Tre Donaldson 1 Steals Dawson Garcia 3
Roddy Gayle Jr. 1 Blocks Parker Fox 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Michigan 81 45.2 11-22 14-20 21 39 2 2 13
Minnesota 84 45.2 9-29 9-13 21 34 6 9 6