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Minnesota Golden Gophers at Rutgers Scarlet Knights

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Dylan Harper scores 22, leads Rutgers past Minnesota 75-67 in OT for key win in Big Ten finale

Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights: Game Highlights

The victory lifted Rutgers (15-16, 8-12 Big Ten) into 11th place and left Minnesota (15-16, 7-13) in a five-way tie for 12th as the regular-season concluded. Tiebreakers gave Minnesota the 12th seed, followed by Northwestern, USC and Iowa. Nebraska, the fifth 7-13 team, missed out on the 15-team tournament. Rutgers plays USC and Minnesota plays Northwestern in first-round games on Wednesday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

The Scarlet Knights dominated overtime, building a 71-63 lead with one minute to go. Harper led the 10-2 charge with two layups and a couple of free throws.

Dawson Garcia scored 19 points and Lu'Cye Patterson 12 for Minnesota, Off the bench, Frank Mitchell added his second straight double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds.

Dylan Grant had 12 points for Rutgers.

Grant hit a jumper and Harper added a jumper and a 3-pointer to give Rutgers a 33-25 lead with four minutes left in the first half. The Scarlet Knights went on to lead 38-29 at halftime.

Minnesota battled back in the second half and a 10-0 run gave the Golden Gophers a 49-46 lead with 9 1/2 minutes left in regulation. There were six ties and five lead changes through the remainder of regulation, the last tie coming when Minnesota's Garcia hit a jumper with eight seconds left.

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Recent Plays

3rd 0:00 End of Game 67 - 75
3rd 0:00 End of 1st OT 67 - 75
3rd 0:00 Lathan Sommerville Defensive Rebound. 67 - 75
3rd 0:01 Brennan Rigsby missed Three Point Jumper. 67 - 75
3rd 0:03 Jordan Derkack made Dunk. 67 - 75

Statistics

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26-64 FG 28-66
40.6 Field Goal % 42.4
2-16 3PT 4-17
12.5 Three Point % 23.5
13-23 FT 15-23
56.5 Free Throw % 65.2
45 Rebounds 38
15 Offensive Rebounds 11
30 Defensive Rebounds 27
11 Assists 8
7 Steals 8
3 Blocks 8
15 Turnovers 10
2 Team Turnovers 0
15 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
3 Points Off Turnovers 12
9 Fast Break Points 11
44 Points in Paint 44
21 Fouls 16
3 Largest Lead 11

Game Information

Venue: Jersey Mike’s Arena

Location: Piscataway, NJ
Attendance: 8,000 | 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
Full Standings