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FINAL
Mar 8, 2023

Game Recap

Garcia, Cooper help Minnesota beat Nebraska 78-75. Dawson Garcia had 18 points, 13 rebounds and six assists and Ta'lon Cooper had 16 points and set the program record for assists in a Big Ten Tournament game with 12 to help Minnesota beat Nebraska 78-75 Wednesday night in an opening-round game.

Box Score

12T
MINN374178
NEB334275
Minnesota Golden Gophers logoMINNESOTAFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
1Joshua Ola-Joseph4-50-00-03001418
3Dawson Garcia7-132-52-2136112318
10Jamison Battle5-133-100-083011513
24Jaden Henley4-92-34-512102214
55Ta'Lon Cooper3-72-48-10212123116
21Pharrel Payne3-30-00-34101136
4Braeden Carrington1-21-20-01100143
TOTAL27-5251.9%10-2441.7%14-2070%322536141978
Nebraska Cornhuskers logoNEBRASKAFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
13Derrick Walker6-120-00-345002312
10Jamarques Lawrence4-103-61-232002212
30Keisei Tominaga8-142-65-530001123
0CJ Wilcher3-81-41-10220038
5Sam Griesel4-130-28-10124002316
33Oleg Kojenets0-00-00-01000000
32Wilhelm Breidenbach1-40-10-03100132
12Denim Dawson0-00-00-00000020
1Sam Hoiberg1-10-00-00120042
TOTAL27-6243.5%6-1931.6%15-2171.4%26154082175

Play-by-Play

1st halfminnneb
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    (20:00) Jump Ball won by Nebraska
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    (19:51) Jamarques Lawrence missed Layup.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (19:51) Joshua Ola-Joseph Defensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (19:33) Joshua Ola-Joseph Turnover.
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    +2 (19:22) Derrick Walker made Layup. Assisted by C.J. Wilcher.
    02
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (19:01) Jaden Henley Turnover.
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    (18:37) Keisei Tominaga missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (18:37) Jamison Battle Defensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (18:28) Foul on Jaden Henley.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (18:28) Jaden Henley Turnover.
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    +2 (18:20) Derrick Walker made Layup.
    04
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (18:01) Joshua Ola-Joseph missed Layup.
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    (18:01) Derrick Walker Defensive Rebound.
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    (17:48) Jamarques Lawrence missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (17:48) Dawson Garcia Defensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (17:34) Jamison Battle missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    (17:34) Sam Griesel Defensive Rebound.
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    (17:30) Jamarques Lawrence missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (17:30) Dawson Garcia Defensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (17:21) Ta'lon Cooper Turnover.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (17:09) Foul on Jamison Battle.
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    (17:01) Jamarques Lawrence missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (17:01) Jamison Battle Defensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (16:33) Jamison Battle missed Jumper.
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    (16:33) Sam Griesel Defensive Rebound.
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    (16:16) Sam Griesel missed Jumper.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (16:16) Ta'lon Cooper Block.
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    (16:16) Sam Griesel Offensive Rebound.
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    (16:07) Sam Griesel missed Layup.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (16:07) Dawson Garcia Defensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (15:54) Jaden Henley missed Jumper.
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    (15:54) Sam Griesel Defensive Rebound.
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    +3 (15:42) Jamarques Lawrence made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sam Griesel.
    07
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (15:42) Foul on Dawson Garcia.
  • (15:41) Official TV Timeout
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    +1 (15:41) Jamarques Lawrence made Free Throw.
    08
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    (15:27) Foul on Sam Hoiberg.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +1 (15:27) Ta'lon Cooper made Free Throw.
    18
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +1 (15:27) Ta'lon Cooper made Free Throw.
    28
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    (15:05) C.J. Wilcher missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (15:05) Jaden Henley Defensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (14:44) Jaden Henley missed Jumper.
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    (14:44) Derrick Walker Defensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (14:34) Foul on Pharrel Payne.
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    (14:34) Derrick Walker missed Free Throw.
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    (14:34) Nebraska Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    (14:34) Derrick Walker missed Free Throw.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (14:34) Pharrel Payne Defensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +2 (14:17) Pharrel Payne made Dunk. Assisted by Ta'lon Cooper.
    48
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    (13:51) Keisei Tominaga missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (13:51) Jamison Battle Defensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +2 (13:30) Jaden Henley made Layup. Assisted by Jamison Battle.
    68
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    +2 (13:05) Derrick Walker made Layup.
    610
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +3 (12:41) Jamison Battle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dawson Garcia.
    910
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    (12:25) Wilhelm Breidenbach missed Layup.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (12:25) Jamison Battle Defensive Rebound.
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    (12:08) Foul on Derrick Walker.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (12:08) Pharrel Payne missed Free Throw.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (12:08) Minnesota Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (12:08) Pharrel Payne missed Free Throw.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (12:08) Dawson Garcia Offensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (12:06) Dawson Garcia missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    (12:06) Wilhelm Breidenbach Defensive Rebound.
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    +2 (11:45) Keisei Tominaga made Jumper. Assisted by Sam Hoiberg.
    912
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (11:45) Foul on Braeden Carrington.
  • (11:45) Official TV Timeout
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    +1 (11:45) Keisei Tominaga made Free Throw.
    913
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +2 (11:32) Dawson Garcia made Layup.
    1113
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    (11:04) Sam Griesel missed Layup.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (11:04) Pharrel Payne Defensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +2 (10:45) Dawson Garcia made Layup. Assisted by Jamison Battle.
    1313
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    (10:23) Keisei Tominaga missed Jumper.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (10:23) Dawson Garcia Defensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (10:05) Dawson Garcia Turnover.
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    (10:05) Sam Hoiberg Steal.
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    (9:47) Wilhelm Breidenbach missed Jumper.
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    (9:47) Nebraska Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    (9:47) Foul on Wilhelm Breidenbach.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +2 (9:36) Jamison Battle made Layup. Assisted by Ta'lon Cooper.
    1513
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (9:12) Foul on Braeden Carrington.
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    +3 (9:06) Jamarques Lawrence made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Derrick Walker.
    1516
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +3 (8:35) Dawson Garcia made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamison Battle.
    1816
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (8:24) Foul on Pharrel Payne.
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    (8:24) Derrick Walker missed Free Throw.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (8:24) Dawson Garcia Defensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +3 (8:05) Jaden Henley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ta'lon Cooper.
    2116
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    (7:39) Derrick Walker Turnover.
  • (7:39) Official TV Timeout
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (7:27) Jamison Battle missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    (7:27) Sam Griesel Defensive Rebound.
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    +3 (7:12) Keisei Tominaga made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sam Griesel.
    2119
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +3 (6:51) Jamison Battle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dawson Garcia.
    2419
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    (6:31) Foul on Derrick Walker.
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    (6:31) Derrick Walker Turnover.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +2 (6:04) Joshua Ola-Joseph made Layup. Assisted by Jaden Henley.
    2619
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    +2 (5:48) C.J. Wilcher made Jumper. Assisted by Wilhelm Breidenbach.
    2621
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +2 (5:19) Jaden Henley made Layup. Assisted by Ta'lon Cooper.
    2821
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    (5:07) Keisei Tominaga missed Layup.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (5:07) Dawson Garcia Defensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (4:58) Joshua Ola-Joseph Turnover.
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    (4:58) C.J. Wilcher Steal.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (4:56) Foul on Jaden Henley.
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    +1 (4:56) Keisei Tominaga made Free Throw.
    2822
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    +1 (4:56) Keisei Tominaga made Free Throw.
    2823
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +2 (4:42) Dawson Garcia made Jumper. Assisted by Ta'lon Cooper.
    3023
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    (4:31) Wilhelm Breidenbach missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (4:31) Jamison Battle Defensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (4:19) Dawson Garcia Turnover.
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    (4:11) Sam Griesel missed Layup.
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    (4:11) Wilhelm Breidenbach Offensive Rebound.
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    +2 (4:05) Wilhelm Breidenbach made Layup.
    3025
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (3:48) Jaden Henley missed Jumper.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (3:48) Minnesota Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    (3:46) Foul on C.J. Wilcher.
  • (3:45) Official TV Timeout
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +2 (3:44) Joshua Ola-Joseph made Layup. Assisted by Ta'lon Cooper.
    3225
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    (3:26) C.J. Wilcher missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (3:26) Ta'lon Cooper Defensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +2 (3:14) Dawson Garcia made Jumper. Assisted by Ta'lon Cooper.
    3425
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    (2:56) Sam Griesel missed Jumper.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (2:56) Jamison Battle Defensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (2:37) Jamison Battle missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    (2:37) Keisei Tominaga Defensive Rebound.
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    (2:26) Foul on Wilhelm Breidenbach.
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    (2:26) Wilhelm Breidenbach Turnover.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (2:08) Joshua Ola-Joseph Turnover.
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    (2:08) C.J. Wilcher Steal.
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    +3 (2:02) Jamarques Lawrence made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by C.J. Wilcher.
    3428
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (1:49) Minnesota Timeout
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (1:39) Jaden Henley missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    (1:39) Oleg Kojenets Defensive Rebound.
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    +2 (1:21) C.J. Wilcher made Layup.
    3430
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (1:21) Foul on Joshua Ola-Joseph.
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    +1 (1:21) C.J. Wilcher made Free Throw.
    3431
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +3 (1:02) Ta'lon Cooper made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dawson Garcia.
    3731
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers logo
    +2 (0:36) Sam Hoiberg made Layup. Assisted by Jamarques Lawrence.
    3733
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (0:03) Jamison Battle missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (0:03) Joshua Ola-Joseph Offensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

78Points75
27-52(51.9%)Field Goal(%)27-62(43.5%)
10-24(41.7%)3-Point(%)6-19(31.6%)
14-20(70%)Free Throw(%)15-21(71.4%)
34(4)Rebounds(Offensive)28(6)
25Assists15
3Steals4
6Blocks0
15Turnovers8
19(1)Fouls(Technical)21(0)
11Largest Lead8

Game Details

Wednesday, March 8, 2023 · 9:00 PM
Pinnacle Bank Arena · Lincoln, NE
attendance: 15,405 (102.7%)
tv: BTN
spread: NEB -5.5
over/under: 137.5