Minnesota Golden Gophers at Butler Bulldogs
· NIT - 1st Round
Garcia and Minnesota defeat Butler 73-72 in NIT
Garcia went 11 of 19 from the field (1 for 4 from 3-point range) for the Golden Gophers (19-14). Hawkins added 11 points, six rebounds, 15 assists and three steals. Pharrel Payne had 11 points and shot 4 of 8 from the field and 3 for 6 from the line.
Jahmyl Telfort led the way for the Bulldogs (18-15) with 25 points and six rebounds. Butler also got 13 points and four steals from Posh Alexander. DJ Davis finished with 13 points and seven assists.
Payne scored 10 points in the first half and Minnesota went into halftime trailing 38-36. Garcia put up 17 points in the second half.
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Matchup Prediction
Butler: 70.5%
Minnesota: 29.5%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 73 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 73 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Butler Offensive Rebound. | 73 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Jahmyl Telfort missed Jumper. | 73 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Butler Timeout | 73 - 72 |
Statistics
 MINN |
 BUT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-64 | FG | 28-59 |
| 46.9 | Field Goal % | 47.5 |
| 6-22 | 3PT | 8-20 |
| 27.3 | Three Point % | 40.0 |
| 7-10 | FT | 8-11 |
| 70.0 | Free Throw % | 72.7 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 12 | Fouls | 11 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Hinkle Fieldhouse
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 3,478 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Iowa | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Maryland | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Nebraska | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Oregon | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Penn State | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Purdue | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| USC | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Wisconsin | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Indiana | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Ohio State | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Rutgers | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Michigan State | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| Minnesota | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| Northwestern | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| UCLA | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| Washington | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| Michigan | 0-0 | - | 1-1 |
2024-25 Big East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creighton | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| DePaul | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Marquette | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Providence | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| St. John's | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| UConn | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Xavier | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Georgetown | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Butler | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| Villanova | 0-0 | - | 2-2 |
| Seton Hall | 0-0 | - | 1-2 |