NCAAB

Oral Roberts Golden Eagles at Minnesota Golden Gophers

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Final
57 - 80

Garcia scores 30 and Minnesota wins its opener 80-57 over Oral Roberts

A three-point play by Josh Jones got the Golden Eagles within single digits — 38-29 — for the first time since early in the first half but Garcia and Parker Fox scored five points each to help the Gophers push their lead to 50-33 with 13 1/2 minutes left.

Minnesota continued to extend its lead as Oral Roberts could not put a rally together. The Golden Eagles went the final 15 minutes without scoring consecutive baskets.

Fox scored 13 points and Lu’cye Patterson added 10 for Minnesota. It was Garcia's fourth career game of 30-plus points.

Issac McBride had 15 points and Carlos Rosario 12 for Oral Roberts.

In the first half, it took the Golden Gophers a couple of minutes to get on the board on a jumper by Garcia, but they rolled to a 29-8 lead in the next 10 minutes. A three-point play by Rosario got Oral Roberts within 10 points with two minutes left in the half.

Garcia scored 18 points in the half and the Gophers led 38-24 at the break.

Minnesota went 19-15 last season and is looking to reach 20 wins for the first time in Ben Johnson's four years as coach. The Gophers have increased their Big Ten win total in each of Johnson's previous seasons.

How can I watch Oral Roberts vs. Minnesota?

  • TV Channel: Oral Roberts at Minnesota 2021 College Basketball, week 1, is broadcasted on B1G+.
  • Online streaming: Sign up for Fubo Free trial.
    Try Vidgo for free.

Matchup Prediction

Minnesota: 95.3%
Oral Roberts: 4.7%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 57 - 80
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 57 - 80
2nd 0:13 Lu'Cye Patterson Defensive Rebound. 57 - 80
2nd 0:17 Darius Robinson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. 57 - 80
2nd 0:20 Mathok Majok Defensive Rebound. 57 - 80

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/ncaa/500/198.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originORU https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/ncaa/500/135.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originMINN
20-58 FG 30-52
34.5 Field Goal % 57.7
7-23 3PT 11-18
30.4 Three Point % 61.1
10-11 FT 9-17
90.9 Free Throw % 52.9
33 Rebounds 32
12 Offensive Rebounds 5
21 Defensive Rebounds 27
9 Assists 25
7 Steals 8
4 Blocks 5
15 Turnovers 9
2 Team Turnovers 1
15 Total Turnovers 9
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
9 Points Off Turnovers 20
5 Fast Break Points 11
26 Points in Paint 36
14 Fouls 13
0 Largest Lead 28

Game Information

Venue: Williams Arena

Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 6,975 | Capacity:

2024-25 Summit League Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
South Dakota 0-0 - 3-0
South Dakota State 0-0 - 2-0
Kansas City 0-0 - 2-1
Omaha 0-0 - 2-1
St. Thomas-Minnesota 0-0 - 2-1
Denver 0-0 - 1-1
North Dakota 0-0 - 1-1
Oral Roberts 0-0 - 1-1
North Dakota State 0-0 - 1-2

2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Maryland 0-0 - 3-0
Penn State 0-0 - 3-0
Purdue 0-0 - 3-0
Wisconsin 0-0 - 3-0
Illinois 0-0 - 2-0
Indiana 0-0 - 2-0
Iowa 0-0 - 2-0
Minnesota 0-0 - 2-0
Nebraska 0-0 - 2-0
Ohio State 0-0 - 2-0
Oregon 0-0 - 2-0
Rutgers 0-0 - 2-0
USC 0-0 - 2-0
Michigan State 0-0 - 2-1
Northwestern 0-0 - 2-1
UCLA 0-0 - 2-1
Michigan 0-0 - 1-1
Washington 0-0 - 1-1
Full Standings