Minnesota welcomed No. 20 Michigan to the Barn on Thursday night and put together arguably its best performance off the season. It all culminated with a buzzer-beating bomb from Dawson Garcia. The Gophers knocked off the Wolverines 84-81,
No. 20 Michigan had a road meeting with a Minnesota team that entered Thursday winless in the Big Ten Conference. The Wolverines had a sloppy start to the game
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.
Dawson Garcia threw down a dunk, trimming the Michigan Wolverines' lead over Minnesota Golden Gophers.
Thursday’s three-point defeat was Michigan’s most lopsided loss of the season. Michigan’s four losses have come by a combined eight points.
The Michigan Wolverines' latest misfortunes on the floor came Thursday against Minnesota as the Golden Gophers launched a hail-mary 3-pointer from midcourt as time expired in overtime that dropped right through the net.
Garcia rewarded Patterson’s faith in him, receiving the pass and heaving up a shot. He found nothing but net, setting off pandemonium inside Williams Arena. Garcia’s buzzer-beating 3-pointer sent Minnesota to an 84-81 win over No. 20 Michigan, one of the Gophers’ most significant victories in recent memory.
Wolverines -9.5; over/under is 144.5 BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota hosts No. 20 Michigan after Dawson Garcia scored 21 points in Minnesota's 77-71 loss to the Maryland Terrapins. The Golden Gophers have gone 8-4 at home.