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

No. 20 Michigan last week and winning at Iowa for the first time in 10 years on Tuesday, the Gophers finally have some confidence and momentum.

Minnesota saw its 17-point lead dwindle to three with 30 seconds left, but Frank Mitchell hit a pair of free throws to seal it.

Femi Odukale had his best game in a Gophers uniform with 18 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Garcia finished with a team-high 20 points as Minnesota held Iowa's explosive offense to an abysmal 3-21 (14.3%) mark from the three-point line.

Dawson Garcia scored 20 points, Femi Odukale added 18 and Minnesota held off Iowa for a 72-67 victory on Tuesday night. Minnesota led by double digits for most of the second half until Owen Freeman scored six points during Iowa’s 13-3 run to cut the deficit to 70-67 with 30 seconds left.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Dawson Garcia scored 20 points, Femi Odukale added 18 and Minnesota held off Iowa for a 72-67 victory on Tuesday night. Minnesota led by double digits for most of the second ...

Dawson Garcia's 31 points led Minnesota to a 77-69 upset of No. 15 Oregon on Saturday afternoon in Big Ten action in Minneapolis. Garcia made 13 of 19 shots and

The early national conversation about the Gophers men’s basketball team this season was that just having Dawson Garcia wasn’t enough to compete in the Big Ten. The Big Ten has been put on notice. Ben Johnson seems to have a Minnesota team that can compete with anyone right now.

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UW had a tough time containing Minnesota senior Dawson Garcia and keeping the Gophers off the offensive boards. The team also had just three assists and wasn't getting its preferred balance of ...

The Gophers' Dawson Garcia (3) is defended by Ohio State's Sean Stewart (13) in the first half at Williams Arena on Monday night. (Carlos Gonzalez/The Minnesota Star Tribune) Comment

Minnesota visits the Iowa Hawkeyes after Dawson Garcia scored 27 points in the Golden Gophers' 84-81 overtime win over the Michigan Wolverines.