Minnesota has a history with UCLA in the NCAA Tournament, but Wednesday night was their first matchup at Pauley Pavilion since 1967. The red-hot Gophers staged a 17-point comeback to leave LA with an impressive 64-61 win over the Bruins.

Nick Martinelli and Northwestern take on Dawson Garcia and Minnesota in Big Ten play. The Golden Gophers have gone 10-7 in home games. Minnesota is 5-4 in games decided by less than 4 points. The Wildcats have gone 5-11 against Big Ten opponents.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers NCAAM game to be played on February 22, 2025 on ESPN.

Expert recap and game analysis of the Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. UCLA Bruins NCAAM game from February 18, 2025 on ESPN.

Penn State Nittany Lions (14-13, 4-12 Big Ten) at Minnesota Golden Gophers (14-12, 6-9 Big Ten) Minneapolis; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Golden Gophers -3.5; over/under is 141.

Penn State Nittany Lions (14-13, 4-12 Big Ten) at Minnesota Golden Gophers (14-12, 6-9 Big Ten) Minneapolis; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota takes on Penn State after Dawson Garcia

Time is running out to see one of the greatest Gophers men’s basketball players at Williams Arena. Senior forward Dawson Garcia has two remaining home games in his collegiate career, Tuesday against Northwestern and March 5 versus Wisconsin. That’s it.

Minnesota has a history with UCLA in the NCAA Tournament, but Wednesday night was their first matchup ever matchup at Pauley Pavilion. The red-hot Gophers staged a 17-point comeback to leave L.A. with an impressive 64-61 win over the Bruins.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Northwestern Wildcats vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers NCAAM game to be played on February 25, 2025 on ESPN.

Penn State Nittany Lions (14-13, 4-12 Big Ten) at Minnesota Golden Gophers (14-12, 6-9 Big Ten) Minneapolis; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Golden Gophers -3.5; over/under is 141.5 BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota takes on Penn State after Dawson Garcia scored 32 points in Minnesota's 64-61 victory against the UCLA Bruins.

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Dawson Garcia scored a 27 of his season-high 32 points after halftime and Minnesota staged another dramatic rally this time beating UCLA 64-61 on Tuesday night. — Lu'Cye Patterson scored a ...