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.
Oregon State 97, No. 16 Gonzaga 89 (OT)
Michael Rataj scored Oregon State’s first eight points of overtime and finished with a career-high 29 as the Beavers upset the Bulldogs in West Coast Conference play in Corvallis, Ore.
Nate Kingz scored 20 points and Parsa Fallah had 16 before fouling out as Oregon State (14-5, 4-2 WCC) improved to 11-1 at home this season. Damarco Minor added 15 points and Josiah Lake II had 11.
Graham Ike recorded 26 points and nine rebounds before fouling out for Gonzaga (14-5, 5-1). Ben Gregg tallied 15 points and 13 rebounds and Khalif Battle also scored 15 points.
Temple 88, No. 18 Memphis 81
Jamal Mashburn Jr. scored 21 points to lead five players in double figures as the Owls upset the Tigers in Philadelphia.
Quante Berry added 19 for Temple (11-6, 3-1 American Athletic Conference), which canned 46.8 percent of its field-goal attempts and nearly doubled up the Tigers 49-25 on the boards. Shane Dezonie came off the bench to tally 15 points and grab a game-high 13 rebounds.
PJ Haggerty scored 21 points for Memphis (13-4, 3-1), which had a four-game winning streak end. The Tigers also got 16 points and six assists from Tyrese Hunter.
–Field Level Media
