The Minnesota Golden Gophers faced a tough loss against the Northwestern Wildcats in their final regular-season game, with Dawson Garcia leading the Gophers in scoring with 30 points. Despite Garcia's strong performance, the Gophers struggled defensively, allowing Northwestern to dominate the game. Northwestern emerged victorious with a final score of 90-66, as Brooks Barnhizer and Boo Buie each scored 23 points for the Wildcats.
Dawson Garcia, who had 30 points in Saturday's game at Northwestern, on #Gophers going into the Big Ten tourney: "We still want to put ourselves in position to have a special end to the season. I still believe in this group." @GopherSports https://t.co/Gn8h7IVf4z
#ICYMI: #Gophers men's basketball to face Michigan State in Big Ten tournament @StribSports @GopherMBB @B1GMBBall https://t.co/0MmYOHIhEn
Before playing Thursday vs. Michigan State in the Big Ten tournament, the #Gophers must learn from their loss to Northwestern to end regular season. Here are four things to look at from Saturday @StribSports @GopherMBB @B1GMBBall https://t.co/rO8hBP656C
Ben Johnson's #Gophers are going to earn the ninth seed in the Big Ten tournament next week in Minneapolis with 11 a.m. Thursday game vs. Michigan State at Target Center. Winner plays No. 1 Purdue on Friday at 11 a.m.
Dawson Garcia, who had his third 30-point game this season, reacts to #Gophers rough defensive effort in Saturday's loss at Northwestern. Comes down to "staying the course throughout games," he told @StribSports @GopherMBB https://t.co/T8w3ifAyji
- Brooks Barnhizer and Boo Buie scored 23 points apiece and Northwestern rolled to a 90-66 victory over Minnesota on Saturday night to close out the Big Ten Conference regular season. https://t.co/HOr7fejbi6
Ben Johnson talks about the #Gophers needing to figure out how to improve defensively to turn things around in the Big Ten tournament after tonight's 90-66 regular-season ending loss at Northwestern @StribSports https://t.co/bzK6OH1kg1
Dawson Garcia finished with his third 30-point game of the season to lead the #Gophers on Saturday night, but the momentum was entirely in Northwestern's favor from the opening tip. Game story from @Marcus_R_Fuller https://t.co/YwmIuMCR7M
Early gamer: #Gophers men's basketball smothered by Northwestern 90-66 in final game of regular season @StribSports https://t.co/K4YzAfiBoR
FINAL: Northwestern 90, #Gophers 66. Garcia with 30 pts Hawkins 14 pts 10 assts MN ends regular season 18-13 and 9-11 in Big Ten
Garcia's got 28 points on 12-for-17 shooting, but #Gophers trail 71-58 with 7:08 to go https://t.co/g4e0LaWc3q
Dawson Garcia has been hot for @GopherMBB. 🔥 https://t.co/ZuvcDRhi7v
Much of the same in the second half for the #Gophers defensively with NW shooting 4-for-6 so far. Buie shook Hawkins for an uncontested layup for biggest lead tonight at 64-47 at 16:18 to play.
HALFTIME: #Northwestern 53, #Gophers 41. Garcia 16 pts 7-9 FGs 6 rebs Hawkins 11 pts 4-5 FGs 3-3 3-pt FGs 5 assts Rest of team 5-16 FGs. NW: Barnhizer 14 pts Langborg 10 pts Team 70% FGs, includ. 7-11 3-pt FGs & 26-20 pts in paint edge and 11-2 fsbrk pts
#Gophers had to know Northwestern was going to come with everything it had on Senior Night. #Cats have been in complete control from the start. Now lead 46-32. Shooting 78% from the field with six threes.
Payne's big alley-oop dunk didn't quiet the NW crowd much after #Cats were up 13 points. #Gophers with another rough defensive showing allowing 75% shooting, including 4-6 from three to trail 38-27.
In road games this season, @Dawson23lee entered tonight averaging 20.7 points, 7.0 rebounds and shooting 49% FG and 38% from three. He's already got 12 pts on 5-6 FGs and 4 rebs with just under 12 mins left in the first half at Northwestern #Gophers trail 19-15 https://t.co/gOh88P6hTn
Dawson Garcia loves playing on the road this season. He's got 12 of the team's 15 points to cut it to a two-point deficit. #Gophers
Ben Johnson's team trailed by 11 points right off the bat with #Wildcats shooting 7-for-9 to open the game, but #Gophers respond. Hawkins three-pointer and Garcia basket plus the foul. MN trails 15-9
Northwestern opens with 9-2 lead. #Gophers 1-for-7 from the field to start.