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.
Dawson Garcia hit a buzzer-beater from the mid-court logo as time expired to lift Minnesota to an 84-81 overtime upset of No. 20 Michigan on Thursday night. The desperation heave sparked a frenzied celebration inside Williams Arena as the Gophers (10-9, 1-6 Big Ten) celebrated their first conference victory.
Dawson Garcia made a 3-pointer from the edge of the near center-court logo to give Minnesota an 84-81 overtime victory over No. 20 Michigan on Thursday night.
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, as Ben Johnson earned his first win over a ranked opponent as a head coach.
Dawson Garcia threw down a dunk, trimming the Michigan Wolverines' lead over Minnesota Golden Gophers.
The Minnesota Golden Gophers tied the Michigan Wolverines with a 10-0 run that was capped off with a Dawson Garcia layup in transition.
Dawson Garcia's offensive and defensive performance, including last-second heroics, help Minnesota take down No. 20 Michigan.
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.
Dawson Garcia's 3-pointer from the near edge of the half-court logo beat the overtime buzzer to give Minnesota an 84-81 victory over No. 20 Michigan on Thursday night.
Figuring out how to win in the Big Ten was something that always seemed to escape Ben Johnson’s Minnesota men’s basketball team, especially in the second half. Gophers fans sensed something might be different Thursday night as the game came down to the final minutes against No.
Dawson Garcia is waking up a campus hero today after hitting a buzzer-beating game-winner for Minnesota against No. 20 Michigan on Thursday night. Garcia sank a three-pointer from the logo as time expired in overtime to give coach Ben Johnson his first win over a ranked program and the Gophers their first win in Big Ten play this season.