Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers

Mar 11, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
RUTG	29	43	72
MINN	31	36	67

Game Recap

Francis scores 29 points, leads Rutgers over Minnesota 72-67 at Big Ten Tournament. Tariq Francis scored 29 points to lead No. 14 seed Rutgers over 11th-seeded Minnesota 72-67 on Wednesday night in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament.

Player Stats

RUTGERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
9Dylan Grant	25	3-6	0-1	0-0	3	2	2	2	1	2	6
21Emmanuel Ogbole	28	5-6	0-0	0-2	7	0	1	3	2	1	10
2Lino Mark	18	0-5	0-2	0-0	1	3	0	0	1	0	0
0Tariq Francis	35	9-16	5-7	6-7	3	4	1	0	1	4	29
5Darren Buchanan Jr.	24	3-6	0-0	0-2	5	7	0	0	0	3	6
27Denis Badalau	11	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0
4Bryce Dortch	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13Harun Zrno	21	2-5	2-5	2-2	1	0	2	0	1	0	8
3Kaden Powers	6	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
1Jamichael Davis	28	3-7	3-6	4-4	4	6	1	1	0	0	13
TOTAL	-	25-5446.3%	10-2343.5%	12-1770.6%	26	22	7	6	10	11	72

MINNESOTA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
2Grayson Grove	33	5-7	0-0	0-2	6	5	0	2	2	4	10
3Bobby Durkin	39	4-10	4-9	3-4	4	4	1	1	0	2	15
1Isaac Asuma	37	3-8	1-3	2-3	1	3	1	0	5	3	9
10Cade Tyson	40	9-13	3-7	3-3	4	1	0	0	3	3	24
6Langston Reynolds	38	3-8	0-0	0-0	7	8	0	0	2	3	6
9Kai Shinholster	13	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	2	4	1	3	2	3




TOTAL	-	25-4852.1%	9-2142.9%	8-1266.7%	23	23	6	4	15	17	67

Play-by-Play

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1st halfRUTGMINN

(20:00) Start game.
(19:57) Jump Ball won by Rutgers.
(19:57) Jump Ball lost by Minnesota.
+2 (19:45) Emmanuel Ogbole makes 1-foot dunk (Tariq Francis assists).
20
+2 (19:18) Isaac Asuma makes 12-foot floating jump shot (Grayson Grove assists).
22
(18:48) Dylan Grant misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:48) Rutgers Deadball Team Rebound.
(18:48) Foul on Langston Reynolds.
(18:39) Lino Mark misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(18:35) Langston Reynolds Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:27) Grayson Grove makes layup (Cade Tyson assists).
24
+3 (18:04) Tariq Francis makes 24-foot three point jumper (Darren Buchanan Jr. assists).
54
(17:34) Cade Tyson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:32) Darren Buchanan Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:11) Emmanuel Ogbole makes 1-foot dunk (Darren Buchanan Jr. assists).
74
(16:48) Langston Reynolds misses driving layup.
(16:46) Tariq Francis Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:27) Emmanuel Ogbole makes layup (Darren Buchanan Jr. assists).
94
+2 (16:07) Cade Tyson makes driving layup (Grayson Grove assists).
96
(15:40) Tariq Francis misses 17-foot pullup jump shot.
(15:38) Langston Reynolds Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:32) Grayson Grove makes driving layup (Langston Reynolds assists).
98
(15:16) Darren Buchanan Jr. misses 10-foot jumper.
(15:12) Dylan Grant Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:12) Dylan Grant makes 0-foot tip in layup.
118
(14:51) Foul on Darren Buchanan Jr..
+3 (14:39) Isaac Asuma makes 24-foot three point jumper (Langston Reynolds assists).
1111
+2 (14:20) Tariq Francis makes 15-foot turnaround jump shot (Dylan Grant assists).
1311
(13:54) Foul on Darren Buchanan Jr..
+1 (13:54) Isaac Asuma makes free throw 1 of 2.
1312
+1 (13:54) Isaac Asuma makes free throw 2 of 2.
1313
(13:35) Kaden Powers bad pass turnover.
(13:35) Kai Shinholster Steal.
(13:22) Grayson Grove misses layup.
(13:22) Dylan Grant Defensive Rebound.
(13:22) Dylan Grant Block.
(13:03) Kaden Powers bad pass turnover.
(13:03) Kai Shinholster Steal.
(13:03) Kai Shinholster bad pass turnover.
(13:03) Dylan Grant Steal.
+3 (12:47) Jamichael Davis makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tariq Francis assists).
1613
(12:20) Cade Tyson traveling turnover.
(11:58) Foul on Isaac Asuma.
(11:45) Denis Badalau misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:42) Cade Tyson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:24) Grayson Grove makes layup (Langston Reynolds assists).
1615
(11:03) Harun Zrno traveling turnover.
(10:37) Cade Tyson bad pass turnover.
(10:37) Harun Zrno Steal.
(10:28) Lino Mark misses driving layup.
(10:28) Grayson Grove Defensive Rebound.
(10:28) Kai Shinholster Block.
(10:20) Kai Shinholster misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(10:16) Jamichael Davis Defensive Rebound.
(9:53) Denis Badalau bad pass turnover.
(9:53) Kai Shinholster Steal.
+3 (9:45) Bobby Durkin makes 25-foot three point jumper (Langston Reynolds assists).
1618
(9:27) Emmanuel Ogbole misses layup.
(9:24) Cade Tyson Defensive Rebound.
(9:21) Bobby Durkin misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(9:16) Emmanuel Ogbole Defensive Rebound.
(8:56) Lino Mark misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(8:53) Bobby Durkin Defensive Rebound.
(8:47) Langston Reynolds misses driving layup.
(8:45) Denis Badalau Defensive Rebound.
(8:40) Lino Mark misses driving layup.
(8:38) Grayson Grove Defensive Rebound.
(8:24) Bobby Durkin misses driving layup.
(8:22) Grayson Grove misses tip in layup.
(8:22) Denis Badalau Defensive Rebound.
(8:22) Foul on Bobby Durkin.
(8:21) Grayson Grove Offensive Rebound.
(8:00) Tariq Francis misses 16-foot jumper.
(7:57) Jamichael Davis Offensive Rebound.
(7:46) Kaden Powers bad pass turnover.
(7:46) Kai Shinholster Steal.
(7:36) Grayson Grove bad pass turnover.
+3 (7:09) Tariq Francis makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dylan Grant assists).
1918
(6:50) Foul on Dylan Grant.
(6:32) Bobby Durkin misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(6:29) Jamichael Davis Defensive Rebound.
(6:08) Tariq Francis misses 21-foot jumper.
(6:04) Bobby Durkin Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:54) Cade Tyson makes 1-foot dunk (Grayson Grove assists).
1920
+2 (5:26) Emmanuel Ogbole makes layup (Jamichael Davis assists).
2120
+3 (4:55) Bobby Durkin makes 25-foot three point jumper (Grayson Grove assists).
2123
(4:40) Kaden Powers misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(4:36) Grayson Grove Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:25) Cade Tyson makes layup (Isaac Asuma assists).
2125
+3 (4:01) Tariq Francis makes 23-foot three point jumper (Darren Buchanan Jr. assists).
2425
(3:51) Foul on Darren Buchanan Jr..
+1 (3:51) Bobby Durkin makes free throw 1 of 2.
2426
+1 (3:51) Bobby Durkin makes free throw 2 of 2.
2427
+2 (3:18) Tariq Francis makes 17-foot step back jumpshot.
2627
(2:51) Foul on Grayson Grove.
(2:51) Grayson Grove turnover.
(2:35) Harun Zrno misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:33) Minnesota Defensive Rebound.
(2:07) Langston Reynolds misses driving layup.
(2:07) Jamichael Davis Block.
(2:03) Dylan Grant Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:45) Tariq Francis makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jamichael Davis assists).
2927
(1:24) Isaac Asuma misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(1:23) Minnesota Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:20) Grayson Grove makes 11-foot floating jump shot (Langston Reynolds assists).
2929
(0:52) Dylan Grant misses driving layup.
(0:52) Rutgers Offensive Rebound.
(0:52) Grayson Grove Block.
(0:46) Jamichael Davis misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:44) Minnesota Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:19) Grayson Grove makes 7-foot floating jump shot.
2931
(0:04) Foul on Grayson Grove.
(0:00) Tariq Francis misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Rutgers Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

RUTG

MINN

72Points67

25-54(46.3%)Field Goal(%)25-48(52.1%)

10-23(43.5%)3-Point(%)9-21(42.9%)

12-17(70.6%)Free Throw(%)8-12(66.7%)

27(8)Rebounds(Offensive)26(5)

22Assists23

7Steals6

6Blocks4

10Turnovers15

11(0)Fouls(Technical)17(0)

11Largest Lead5

Game Details

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 · 9:00 PM

Williams Arena · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 16,122 (110.2%)

tv: BTN

spread: MINN -6.5

over/under: 135.5