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.

Expert recap and game analysis of the Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Iowa Hawkeyes NCAAM game from January 21, 2025 on ESPN.

Odukale was big for Minnesota as it built a 63-46 lead on a pair of free throws by Garcia with 6:15 remaining. A 37% foul shooter this season, he hit a pair to give the Gophers a 70-65 lead with 51 seconds remaining.

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

IOWA CITY — The Iowa men’s basketball team lost for the third time in eight days, falling 72-67 to Minnesota Tuesday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes dropped to 3-5 in the Big Ten, 12-7 overall. Minnesota is 2-6, 10-9.

Femi Odukale added 18 points as the Gophers got a win out of Iowa City for the first time since 2015. The Gophers were up double digits most of the second half by the Hawkeyes did cut the lead to 70-67 with just 30 seconds left on the clock. But Frank Mitchell his a pair of free throws to ice the victory.

Golden Gophers at Hawkeyes Tuesday, January 21st Tip Time: 8:01 p.m. Site:  Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City SERIES INFORMATION* 199th Meeting (102-96 all time) Road Record at Iowa: 39-56 * – excludes vacated games STARTING FIVE • The University of Minnesota men’s basketball program is back on the road when it travels to Iowa on Tuesday

Dawson Garcia scored 20 points and grabbed six rebounds and Minnesota escaped with a 72-67 win over Iowa in a Big Ten Conference matchup Tuesday night in Iowa City. Femi

The Minnesota Gophers men's basketball team held off a late surge from the Iowa Hawkeyes during a 72-67 win at Carver-Hawkeye Arena last night. (Tuesday) Minnesota led by

The Iowa men’s basketball team dropped its third consecutive game with a 72-67 loss to Minnesota at home on Friday.

Minnesota Golden Gophers (9-9, 1-6 Big Ten) at Iowa Hawkeyes (12-6, 3-4 Big Ten) Iowa City, Iowa; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota plays Iowa after Dawson Garcia scored 27 points in Minnesota's 84-81 overtime victory over the Michigan Wolverines.