
Washington Huskies at Minnesota Golden Gophers
· NCAA Men's BasketballHarris, Osobor lead the way and Washington holds off Minnesota 71-68

The win was only the second victory over a power conference team this season for the Huskies (11-10, 2-8 Big Ten) and it snapped a six-game losing streak.
Dawson Garcia, who scored 23 points after halftime, was the only player to make a basket for the Golden Gophers in one eight-minute stretch of the second half in which he scored 16 points. He made one free throw to tie the score at 64 with 2:44 remaining.
Osobor tacked on three points for Washington, then Garcia scored in the paint to get Minnesota within 67-66 with 12 seconds left. Washington’s DJ Davis made two free throws with nine seconds left and Mekhi Mason made two more with five seconds left for a 71-66 lead. Garcia’s dunk with two seconds left finished the scoring.
Zoom Diallo had 11 points for Washington and Mason added 10.
Garcia finished with 28 points on 9 of 12 shooting, 2 of 3 3-pointers and 8 of 12 free throws. Femi Odukale had 10 points for Minnesota (11-11, 3-8).
A 9-0 run capped by a jumper and a 3-pointer from Harris gave the Huskies a 31-23 lead with six minutes left in the first half. After the Golden Gophers closed to within four points, Washington closed out the half with 3-pointers from Harris and Mason to lead 40-30 at the break.
Harris scored 15 points in the first half on 6 of 8 shooting that included three 3-pointers in three tries.
Minnesota plays at Penn State on Tuesday.
Washington returns to Seattle to play Nebraska on Wednesday.
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Recent Plays
2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 68 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 71 - 68 |
2nd 0:02 | Dawson Garcia made Dunk. | 71 - 68 |
2nd 0:05 | Mekhi Mason made Free Throw. | 71 - 66 |
2nd 0:05 | Mekhi Mason made Free Throw. | 70 - 66 |
Statistics
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23-55 | FG | 23-44 |
41.8 | Field Goal % | 52.3 |
7-15 | 3PT | 6-16 |
46.7 | Three Point % | 37.5 |
18-21 | FT | 16-24 |
85.7 | Free Throw % | 66.7 |
33 | Rebounds | 25 |
13 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
20 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
12 | Assists | 17 |
8 | Steals | 9 |
4 | Blocks | 7 |
14 | Turnovers | 15 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
14 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
8 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
4 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
26 | Points in Paint | 30 |
20 | Fouls | 18 |
10 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 9,202 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Michigan State | 17-3 | - | 30-7 |
Maryland | 14-6 | 3 | 27-9 |
Michigan | 14-6 | 3 | 27-10 |
Wisconsin | 13-7 | 4 | 27-10 |
UCLA | 13-7 | 4 | 23-11 |
Purdue | 13-7 | 4 | 24-12 |
Oregon | 12-8 | 5 | 25-10 |
Illinois | 12-8 | 5 | 22-13 |
Indiana | 10-10 | 7 | 19-13 |
Ohio State | 9-11 | 8 | 17-15 |
Rutgers | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
Nebraska | 7-13 | 10 | 18-14 |
Northwestern | 7-13 | 10 | 17-16 |
Iowa | 7-13 | 10 | 17-16 |
USC | 7-13 | 10 | 17-17 |
Minnesota | 7-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
Penn State | 6-14 | 11 | 16-15 |
Washington | 4-16 | 13 | 13-18 |