Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers

Mar 8, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
MINN	37	41	78
NEB	33	42	75

Game Recap

Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Nebraska Cornhuskers game highlights

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.

Player Stats

MINNESOTA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
1Joshua Ola-Joseph	22	4-5	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	1	4	1	8
3Dawson Garcia	40	7-13	2-5	2-2	13	6	1	1	2	3	18
10Jamison Battle	31	5-13	3-10	0-0	8	3	0	1	1	5	13
24Jaden Henley	33	4-9	2-3	4-5	1	2	1	0	2	2	14
55Ta'Lon Cooper	40	3-7	2-4	8-10	2	12	1	2	3	1	16
21Pharrel Payne	20	3-3	0-0	0-3	4	1	0	1	1	3	6
4Braeden Carrington	14	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	4	3


TOTAL	-	27-5251.9%	10-2441.7%	14-2070.0%	32	25	3	6	14	19	78

NEBRASKA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	TO	PF	PTS
13Derrick Walker	32	6-12	0-0	0-3	4	5	0	2	3	12
10Jamarques Lawrence	36	4-10	3-6	1-2	3	2	0	2	2	12
30Keisei Tominaga	36	8-14	2-6	5-5	3	0	0	1	1	23
0CJ Wilcher	28	3-8	1-4	1-1	0	2	2	0	3	8
5Sam Griesel	33	4-13	0-2	8-10	12	4	0	2	3	16
33Oleg Kojenets	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
32Wilhelm Breidenbach	12	1-4	0-1	0-0	3	1	0	1	3	2
12Denim Dawson	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	0
1Sam Hoiberg	18	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	2	0	4	2
TOTAL	-	27-6243.5%	6-1931.6%	15-2171.4%	26	15	4	8	21	75

Play-by-Play

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1st halfMINNNEB

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

2nd half

Team Stats

MINN

NEB

78Points75

27-52(51.9%)Field Goal(%)27-62(43.5%)

10-24(41.7%)3-Point(%)6-19(31.6%)

14-20(70.0%)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%)

spread: NEB -5.5

over/under: 138