Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Northwestern Wildcats

Jan 3, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
MINN	34	50	84
NU	34	44	78

Game Recap

Tyson's 24 points push Minnesota over Northwestern 84-78. Cade Tyson scored 24 points, and Minnesota pulled away late for an 84-78 victory over Northwestern on Saturday.

Player Stats

MINNESOTA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3Bobby Durkin	28	1-5	0-3	3-4	3	1	0	0	0	2	5
5Jaylen Crocker-Johnson	27	4-9	1-4	1-2	2	2	0	0	3	4	10
1Isaac Asuma	40	6-11	4-7	2-2	9	1	0	0	1	2	18
10Cade Tyson	40	6-13	1-4	11-12	5	6	0	0	3	2	24
6Langston Reynolds	40	4-6	0-0	5-6	6	13	2	0	2	2	13
2Grayson Grove	21	6-6	0-0	0-0	3	2	0	1	0	4	12
9Kai Shinholster	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2


TOTAL	-	28-5154.9%	6-1833.3%	22-2684.6%	28	25	2	1	9	16	84

NORTHWESTERN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
8Tre Singleton	9	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
2Nick Martinelli	37	11-19	1-5	3-5	6	1	0	0	1	1	26
44Angelo Ciaravino	26	3-5	1-3	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	1	7
11Jordan Clayton	25	0-4	0-3	0-0	0	4	0	1	0	5	0
4Jayden Reid	32	6-12	2-6	5-5	2	7	0	0	1	4	19
22Arrinten Page	31	5-10	1-2	8-10	3	2	2	3	1	2	19
10Max Green	18	2-4	1-3	0-0	4	0	1	0	1	1	5
3Jake West	7	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	2	1	1	0	1	0
20Justin Mullins	15	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	2	2	0	0	0	2
TOTAL	-	28-5749.1%	6-2326.1%	16-2080.0%	19	18	7	6	4	20	78

Play-by-Play

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1st halfMINNNU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:57) Jump Ball won by Northwestern.
(19:57) Jump Ball lost by Minnesota.
(19:42) Tre Singleton misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(19:38) Langston Reynolds Defensive Rebound.
(19:10) Isaac Asuma misses driving layup.
(19:10) Tre Singleton Block.
(19:09) Langston Reynolds Offensive Rebound.
(19:09) team shot clock turnover .
(18:45) Jayden Reid misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(18:40) Jayden Reid Offensive Rebound.
(18:36) Jordan Clayton misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:32) Isaac Asuma Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:10) Jaylen Crocker-Johnson makes layup (Langston Reynolds assists).
20
(17:40) Nick Martinelli misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(17:37) Bobby Durkin Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:10) Jaylen Crocker-Johnson makes 6-foot hook shot.
40
+3 (16:56) Nick Martinelli makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jordan Clayton assists).
43
(16:26) Bobby Durkin misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:23) Nick Martinelli Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:15) Jayden Reid makes 24-foot three point jumper.
46
(15:54) Jaylen Crocker-Johnson misses 7-foot floating jump shot.
(15:53) Minnesota Deadball Team Rebound.
(15:53) Foul on Tre Singleton.
(15:49) Jaylen Crocker-Johnson bad pass turnover.
(15:49) Justin Mullins Steal.
(15:29) Nick Martinelli misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(15:26) Isaac Asuma Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:10) Cade Tyson makes 11-foot pullup jump shot (Jaylen Crocker-Johnson assists).
66
(14:54) Foul on Jaylen Crocker-Johnson.
+3 (14:47) Max Green makes 27-foot three point jumper (Justin Mullins assists).
69
+2 (14:17) Grayson Grove makes layup (Cade Tyson assists).
89
+2 (13:52) Nick Martinelli makes 14-foot turnaround jump shot (Jayden Reid assists).
811
(13:33) Cade Tyson misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(13:30) Max Green Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:22) Jayden Reid makes driving layup.
813
+3 (12:54) Isaac Asuma makes 26-foot three point jumper (Langston Reynolds assists).
1113
(12:31) Nick Martinelli misses 5-foot floating jump shot.
(12:29) Minnesota Defensive Rebound.
(12:03) Cade Tyson misses 14-foot pullup jump shot.
(11:59) Max Green Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:40) Arrinten Page makes layup (Max Green assists).
1115
+2 (11:13) Langston Reynolds makes layup (Cade Tyson assists).
1315
(10:47) Arrinten Page misses 19-foot jumper.
(10:44) Isaac Asuma Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:24) Langston Reynolds makes layup (Bobby Durkin assists).
1515
(10:02) Jake West misses driving layup.
(10:02) Minnesota Defensive Rebound.
(9:49) Jaylen Crocker-Johnson misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(9:45) Angelo Ciaravino Defensive Rebound.
(9:33) Foul on Bobby Durkin.
+1 (9:33) Arrinten Page makes free throw 1 of 2.
1516
+1 (9:33) Arrinten Page makes free throw 2 of 2.
1517
(9:24) Foul on Jaylen Crocker-Johnson.
(9:24) Jaylen Crocker-Johnson turnover.
+2 (9:03) Angelo Ciaravino makes driving layup (Jordan Clayton assists).
1519
(8:35) Langston Reynolds misses layup.
(8:34) Minnesota Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:31) Isaac Asuma makes layup (Cade Tyson assists).
1719
(8:12) Angelo Ciaravino misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:09) Nick Martinelli Offensive Rebound.
(8:09) Foul on Grayson Grove.
(8:03) Nick Martinelli misses 4-foot hook shot.
(8:00) Cade Tyson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:57) Langston Reynolds makes driving layup.
1919
(7:45) Nick Martinelli misses 16-foot floating jump shot.
(7:42) Grayson Grove Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:27) Kai Shinholster makes layup (Grayson Grove assists).
2119
+2 (6:55) Jayden Reid makes 9-foot floating jump shot.
2121
(6:22) Isaac Asuma misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:19) Angelo Ciaravino Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:10) Angelo Ciaravino makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jordan Clayton assists).
2124
(5:40) Foul on Jordan Clayton.
(5:40) Cade Tyson misses free throw 1 of 2.
(5:40) Minnesota Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (5:40) Cade Tyson makes free throw 2 of 2.
2224
+2 (5:28) Max Green makes layup (Jake West assists).
2226
(5:01) Foul on Tre Singleton.
(4:46) Bobby Durkin misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(4:42) Grayson Grove Offensive Rebound.
(4:31) Cade Tyson misses layup.
(4:31) Jake West Block.
(4:29) Cade Tyson Offensive Rebound.
(4:29) Foul on Arrinten Page.
+1 (4:29) Cade Tyson makes free throw 1 of 2.
2326
+1 (4:29) Cade Tyson makes free throw 2 of 2.
2426
+2 (4:16) Nick Martinelli makes 18-foot jumper.
2428
+3 (3:58) Isaac Asuma makes 28-foot three point jumper (Langston Reynolds assists).
2728
(3:32) Arrinten Page bad pass turnover.
(3:22) Langston Reynolds bad pass turnover.
(3:22) Max Green Steal.
(3:06) Max Green misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:03) Arrinten Page Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:58) Jayden Reid makes driving layup.
2730
+3 (2:38) Isaac Asuma makes 23-foot three point jumper (Langston Reynolds assists).
3030
(2:12) Max Green bad pass turnover.
(2:12) Langston Reynolds Steal.
(2:09) Foul on Jayden Reid.
+1 (2:09) Cade Tyson makes free throw 1 of 2.
3130
+1 (2:09) Cade Tyson makes free throw 2 of 2.
3230
(1:59) Jayden Reid misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(1:56) Bobby Durkin Defensive Rebound.
(1:29) Bobby Durkin misses layup.
(1:27) Max Green Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:15) Arrinten Page makes 1-foot alley oop dunk.
3232
+2 (0:50) Grayson Grove makes layup (Langston Reynolds assists).
3432
+2 (0:32) Arrinten Page makes layup (Jayden Reid assists).
3434
(0:02) Cade Tyson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Nick Martinelli Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

MINN

84Points78

28-51(54.9%)Field Goal(%)28-57(49.1%)

6-18(33.3%)3-Point(%)6-23(26.1%)

22-26(84.6%)Free Throw(%)16-20(80.0%)

33(8)Rebounds(Offensive)20(5)

25Assists18

2Steals7

1Blocks6

11Turnovers4

16(0)Fouls(Technical)20(0)

6Largest Lead7

Game Details

Saturday, January 3, 2026 · 5:00 PM

Welsh-Ryan Arena · Evanston, IL

attendance: 5,088 (72.3%)

tv: BTN

spread: NU -4.5

over/under: 138.5