Dawson Garcia made a 3-pointer from the edge of the near center-court logo to give Minnesota an 84-81 overtime victory over No. 20 Michigan on Thursday night.
Dawson Garcia hit a buzzer-beater from the mid-court logo as time expired to lift Minnesota to an 84-81 overtime upset of No. 20 Michigan on Thursday night. The desperation heave sparked a frenzied celebration inside Williams Arena as the Gophers (10-9, 1-6 Big Ten) celebrated their first conference victory.
Michigan’s first Big Ten loss of the season came Thursday night on a 40-foot buzzer beater in overtime that gave the opponent its first league win. Top highlight: Tre Donaldson strips a Gopher to start a fast break and feeds Danny Wolf, who twists his body for a layup through a foul, giving Michigan a 10-point lead with 12:50 left.
In a matchup between teams at the opposite ends of the Big Ten standings, Michigan’s perfect start to conference play ended in an 84-81 overtime loss.
Dawson Garcia hit a game-winning 3-pointer from near half-court just before the buzzer sounded to end overtime, giving Minnesota an 84-81 win over No. 20 Michigan on Thursday in Minneapolis. After Michigan's Danny Wolf tied the game at 81-81 on a layup with seven seconds left in OT,
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The Minnesota Golden Gophers nabbed a home win over No. 20 Michigan in dramatic fashion on Thursday night, riding a logo buzzer-beater to secure a 84-81 overtime victory against the Wolverines.
Minnesota men’s basketball is in dire need of a win amid a four-game losing streak, including a double overtime heartbreaker to Ohio State. An 8-5 start is in the rearview mirror, and the Golden Gophers look to get back on track with a big win over Michigan.
The Minnesota Gophers shocked the No. 20 Michigan Wolverines with a last second miracle heave from Dawson Garcia that somehow found the bottom of the net.
The one flaw in this Wolverines offense has been turnovers but they've done a better job of taking care of the ball lately and Minnesota doesn't apply much ball pressure. The Gophers prefer a sluggish tempo but won't be able to slow down Michigan's offense here.