Savage, Minn. native Dawson Garcia had quite the journey before joining the Gophers. Despite six-figure offers to hit the transfer portal, he opted to stick things out with Ben Johnson and Minnesota and he finally got his moment on Thursday night.

Oregon Ducks (16-3, 5-3 Big Ten) at Minnesota Golden Gophers (10-9, 2-6 Big Ten) Minneapolis; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota hosts No. Oregon after Dawson Garcia scored 20 points in Minnesota's 72-67 victory against the Iowa Hawkeyes.

January, Minnesota basketball (9-9) is likely to miss the NCAA Tournament for a sixth straight season. Following a promising 19-win 2023-24 campaign, the Golden Gophers are stumbling mightily in the expanded Big Ten Conference.

Dawson Garcia began calling for the ball before he crossed center court. Once he got it, he let it fly to give Minnesota its first Big Ten victory of the season.

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.

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 scored 20 points, Femi Odukale added 18 and Minnesota held off Iowa for a 72-67 victory on Tuesday night.

Dawson Garcia is waking up a campus hero today after hitting a buzzer-beating game-winner for Minnesota against No. 20 Michigan on Thursday night. Garcia sank a three-pointer from the logo as time expired in overtime to give coach Ben Johnson his first win over a ranked program and the Gophers their first win in Big Ten play this season.

January 17 - 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 ...

Iowa makes 50.8% of its shots from the field this season, which is 7.7 percentage points higher than Minnesota has allowed to its opponents (43.1%). Minnesota's 44.3% shooting per

Minnesota and its restless home crowd teamed up to stun No. 20 Michigan in Williams Arena on Thursday night. Dawson Garcia led all scorers with 27 points and knocked down a 3-pointer from the big ...

Minnesota plays Iowa after Dawson Garcia scored 27 points in Minnesota's 84-81 overtime victory over the Michigan Wolverines. The Hawkeyes have gone 10-1 in home games. Iowa is third in college basketball with 19.