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Minnesota Golden Gophers at Penn State Nittany Lions

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Final
69 - 61
13-10, 10-4 Home

Garcia's double-double, backup Rigsby boost Minnesota past Penn St. 69-61

Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Penn State Nittany Lions: Game Highlights

Rigsby was perfect shooting going 5 for 5 including 2 for 2 from 3-point range and made both of his foul shots. Lu'Cye Patterson added 14 point for the Golden Gophers (12-11, 4-8 Big Ten), who snapped a two-game losing streak.

Reserve D'Marco Dunn led Penn State (13-10, 3-9) with 18 points. Ace Baldwin Jr. and Zach Hicks each scored 11 points and Nick Kern Jr. 10.

Kern's two free throws with 9:04 remaining marked the Nittany Lions' last lead at 46-44 because on Minnesota's ensuing possession, Mike Mitchell made a 3-pointer for a one-point advantage.

Patterson made two foul shots and Rigsby made a 3 for a 52-46 advantage. Dunn's layup with 6:44 remaining reduced Penn State's deficit to 52-48 but the Nittany Lions never got closer.

Penn State's has lost four straight and eight of its last nine

Minnesota next plays Saturday when it hosts 23rd-ranked Illinois. Penn State travels to UCLA to play the Bruins on Saturday.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 69 - 61
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 69 - 61
2nd 0:01 Ace Baldwin Jr. made Two Point Tip Shot. 69 - 61
2nd 0:01 Ace Baldwin Jr. Offensive Rebound. 69 - 59
2nd 0:02 Dominick Stewart missed Three Point Jumper. 69 - 59

Statistics

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26-49 FG 20-58
53.1 Field Goal % 34.5
5-14 3PT 6-20
35.7 Three Point % 30.0
12-15 FT 15-20
80.0 Free Throw % 75.0
35 Rebounds 30
9 Offensive Rebounds 14
26 Defensive Rebounds 16
12 Assists 11
9 Steals 8
4 Blocks 2
13 Turnovers 11
2 Team Turnovers 1
13 Total Turnovers 11
2 Technical Fouls 0
2 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
10 Points Off Turnovers 8
9 Fast Break Points 2
40 Points in Paint 28
19 Fouls 17
11 Largest Lead 10

Game Information

Bryce Jordan Center

Location: University Park, PA
Attendance: 6,750 | 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 19-14
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
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