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Jan 16, 2025 9:39 pm

Minnesota’s Dawson Garcia drills OT winner to beat No. 20 Michigan

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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

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