Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers

Mar 1, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
MINN	35	32	67
NEB	26	39	65

Game Recap

Rigsby nets career-high 20 points and hits game-winning 3 to lead Minnesota past Nebraska. Senior guard Brennan Rigsby scored a career-high 20 points on 7-for-8 shooting and his catch-and-shoot 3-pointer with 4.1 seconds left saved Minnesota in a frenetic 67-65 win over Nebraska on Saturday.

Player Stats

MINNESOTA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23Parker Fox	15	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	3	2
3Dawson Garcia	29	3-9	2-5	1-2	6	2	0	1	0	4	9
2Mike Mitchell Jr.	7	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
25Lu'Cye Patterson	32	7-18	2-7	0-0	5	3	0	0	1	3	16
11Femi Odukale	38	4-6	0-0	1-2	4	5	1	1	5	1	9
00Frank Mitchell	24	4-5	0-0	0-0	9	0	1	1	1	2	8
4Kadyn Betts	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1Isaac Asuma	29	1-4	1-2	0-0	1	5	1	0	4	3	3
24Brennan Rigsby Jr.	23	7-8	5-6	1-1	2	0	0	0	0	1	20
TOTAL	-	27-5350.9%	10-2147.6%	3-560.0%	31	15	4	3	11	17	67

NEBRASKA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
9Berke Buyuktuncel	18	1-6	0-2	0-0	5	1	0	0	0	1	2
4Juwan Gary	38	8-14	0-0	5-6	5	0	1	0	1	1	21
34Braxton Meah	10	0-0	0-0	1-6	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
1Sam Hoiberg	31	2-3	0-1	0-0	2	2	3	0	1	1	4
3Brice Williams	38	8-18	1-6	4-5	3	2	3	0	1	1	21
23Andrew Morgan	24	2-6	0-1	1-3	5	2	1	1	3	1	5
0Connor Essegian	29	4-11	3-7	0-0	5	0	0	0	0	1	11
24Rollie Worster	10	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0
2Ahron Ulis	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	25-5843.1%	4-1723.5%	11-2055.0%	30	8	8	1	6	7	65

Play-by-Play

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1st halfMINNNEB

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Minnesota.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Nebraska.
+2 (19:40) Femi Odukale made Jumper.
20
(19:27) Foul on Parker Fox.
(19:24) Berke Buyuktuncel missed Jumper.
(19:22) Parker Fox Defensive Rebound.
(19:04) Femi Odukale Turnover.
(19:04) Sam Hoiberg Steal.
(18:46) Foul on Dawson Garcia.
(18:46) Braxton Meah missed Free Throw.
(18:46) Nebraska Deadball Team Rebound.
(18:46) Braxton Meah missed Free Throw.
(18:44) Braxton Meah Offensive Rebound.
(18:42) Foul on Lu'Cye Patterson.
(18:42) Braxton Meah missed Free Throw.
(18:42) Nebraska Deadball Team Rebound.
(18:42) Braxton Meah missed Free Throw.
(18:40) Dawson Garcia Defensive Rebound.
(18:11) Mike Mitchell Jr. missed Jumper.
(18:09) Braxton Meah Defensive Rebound.
(17:58) Foul on Frank Mitchell.
(17:58) Braxton Meah missed Free Throw.
(17:58) Nebraska Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (17:58) Braxton Meah made Free Throw.
21
(17:41) Frank Mitchell missed Dunk.
(17:37) Femi Odukale Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:36) Femi Odukale made Layup.
41
+2 (17:07) Juwan Gary made Layup.
43
+2 (16:37) Frank Mitchell made Layup. Assisted by Femi Odukale.
63
+2 (16:22) Brice Williams made Jumper.
65
(15:49) Lu'Cye Patterson missed Jumper.
(15:48) Nebraska Defensive Rebound.
(15:34) Juwan Gary missed Jumper.
(15:32) Frank Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
(15:19) Dawson Garcia missed Jumper.
(15:16) Berke Buyuktuncel Defensive Rebound.
(15:07) Andrew Morgan missed Jumper.
(15:04) Frank Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
(15:00) Lu'Cye Patterson missed Layup.
(15:00) Andrew Morgan Block.
(15:00) Minnesota Offensive Rebound.
(14:52) Isaac Asuma Turnover.
+3 (14:40) Connor Essegian made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andrew Morgan.
68
+2 (14:31) Femi Odukale made Layup.
88
+2 (14:09) Juwan Gary made Layup.
810
(13:46) Dawson Garcia missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:42) Femi Odukale Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:42) Femi Odukale made Two Point Tip Shot.
1010
(13:30) Andrew Morgan Turnover.
+2 (12:59) Brennan Rigsby made Jumper.
1210
(12:39) Brice Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:37) Femi Odukale Defensive Rebound.
+3 (12:22) Brennan Rigsby made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isaac Asuma.
1510
+2 (12:00) Connor Essegian made Jumper. Assisted by Brice Williams.
1512
+2 (11:24) Frank Mitchell made Layup.
1712
+2 (11:11) Juwan Gary made Layup. Assisted by Rollie Worster.
1714
(10:53) Dawson Garcia missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:51) Rollie Worster Defensive Rebound.
(10:47) Connor Essegian missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:43) Frank Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
(10:12) Minnesota Turnover.
(9:52) Berke Buyuktuncel missed Layup.
(9:50) Berke Buyuktuncel Offensive Rebound.
(9:49) Berke Buyuktuncel missed Layup.
(9:47) Lu'Cye Patterson Defensive Rebound.
(9:20) Isaac Asuma missed Layup.
(9:18) Rollie Worster Defensive Rebound.
(8:57) Berke Buyuktuncel missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:54) Parker Fox Defensive Rebound.
(8:42) Lu'Cye Patterson missed Jumper.
(8:39) Sam Hoiberg Defensive Rebound.
(8:27) Foul on Lu'Cye Patterson.
(8:27) Juwan Gary missed Free Throw.
(8:27) Nebraska Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (8:27) Juwan Gary made Free Throw.
1715
+3 (8:02) Brennan Rigsby made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isaac Asuma.
2015
(7:46) Connor Essegian missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:42) Brennan Rigsby Defensive Rebound.
(7:22) Kadyn Betts missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:19) Connor Essegian Defensive Rebound.
(7:02) Sam Hoiberg Turnover.
(7:02) Isaac Asuma Steal.
+2 (6:57) Brennan Rigsby made Jumper.
2215
(6:57) Foul on Rollie Worster.
+1 (6:57) Brennan Rigsby made Free Throw.
2315
(6:29) Brice Williams missed Layup.
(6:27) Parker Fox Defensive Rebound.
(6:10) Femi Odukale missed Layup.
(6:10) Berke Buyuktuncel Defensive Rebound.
(6:10) Foul on Parker Fox.
+2 (5:46) Juwan Gary made Jumper.
2317
(5:24) Dawson Garcia missed Jumper.
(5:21) Frank Mitchell Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:21) Frank Mitchell made Layup.
2517
(5:04) Brice Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:02) Frank Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
(4:38) Isaac Asuma missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:34) Dawson Garcia Offensive Rebound.
+3 (4:33) Isaac Asuma made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lu'Cye Patterson.
2817
(4:10) Connor Essegian missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:07) Dawson Garcia Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:55) Lu'Cye Patterson made Jumper.
3017
(3:29) Juwan Gary missed Layup.
(3:26) Frank Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:08) Lu'Cye Patterson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isaac Asuma.
3317
+2 (2:33) Juwan Gary made Jumper.
3319
(2:19) Femi Odukale Turnover.
(2:19) Brice Williams Steal.
(2:14) Foul on Dawson Garcia.
+1 (2:14) Brice Williams made Free Throw.
3320
(2:14) Brice Williams missed Free Throw.
(2:13) Lu'Cye Patterson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:54) Lu'Cye Patterson made Jumper. Assisted by Femi Odukale.
3520
+2 (1:44) Brice Williams made Jumper.
3522
(1:23) Frank Mitchell Turnover.
(1:03) Foul on Isaac Asuma.
+1 (1:03) Brice Williams made Free Throw.
3523
+1 (1:03) Brice Williams made Free Throw.
3524
(0:34) Lu'Cye Patterson missed Jumper.
(0:31) Andrew Morgan Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:06) Sam Hoiberg made Layup.
3526
(0:02) Isaac Asuma missed Jumper.
(0:00) Nebraska Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

MINN

NEB

67Points65

27-53(50.9%)Field Goal(%)25-58(43.1%)

10-21(47.6%)3-Point(%)4-17(23.5%)

3-5(60.0%)Free Throw(%)11-20(55.0%)

33(7)Rebounds(Offensive)32(12)

15Assists8

4Steals8

3Blocks1

14Turnovers6

17(0)Fouls(Technical)7(0)

19Largest Lead2

Game Details

Saturday, March 1, 2025 · 2:00 PM

Pinnacle Bank Arena · Lincoln, NE

attendance: 15,749 (105.0%)

tv: BTN