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.

Garcia rewarded Patterson’s faith in him, receiving the pass and heaving up a shot. He found nothing but net, setting off ...

Dawson Garcia had 18 points and eight rebounds for the Golden Gophers. There were seven lead changes in the first four minutes before Minnesota moved out front with a 10-2 run to lead 22-13 and ...

Minnetonka defeated Edina and moved up from No. 3. Holy Angels benefited from a victory over then-No. 1 Centennial/Spring ...

Maryland (12-4, 3-3) was a 15-point favorite and retook the lead with a 19-6 run midway through the second half. The Gophers ...

Gophers second-leading scorer Mike Mitchell went missing for big stretches of the game and finished with five points on 2 of ...

BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota hosts Fairleigh Dickinson after Dawson Garcia scored 22 points in Minnesota's 82-67 loss to the Indiana Hoosiers. The Golden Gophers have gone 6-2 in home games. Minnesota ...

Minnesota forward Dawson Garcia (3) drives toward the hoop as Purdue forward Caleb Furst (1) defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, Jan. 2, in Minneapolis.

Dawson Garcia scored 20 points for the Gophers (8-6, 0-3), who had a one-point lead early in the second half before the Boilermakers got hot. Loyer and Smith each hit four 3-pointers after halftime.

Much of Minnesota's success begins with veteran Dawson Garcia. The senior forward is averaging 19.1 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.0 assists per contest for the Golden Gophers. "He causes a lot of ...

Dawson Garcia scored 20 points for the Gophers. Minnesota is last in the Big Ten in 3-point shooting and went 4 for 17 from long range.

The Boilers make 11-of-25 3-pointers, are +3 in rebounding and commit just 3 turnovers. Dawson Garcia has 20 points and Lu'Cye Patterson 14 for the Golden Gophers (8-6, 0-3), who make just 4-of-17 3s.