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Minnesota rallies in the 2nd half to down Yale 59-56
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Dawson Garcia scored 24 points and Brennan Rigsby scored 15 points and Minnesota managed to survive Yale for a 59-56 win on Saturday.
Minnesota has won three of its first four games for the third straight year.
Garcia made a jump shot to tie it at 50 with 4:28 left, and less than a minute later his two free throws gave Minnesota the lead for good.
John Poulakidas got Yale (2-3) within 54-53 with 2:31 left but the Bulldogs couldn't get closer. Poulakidas scored 21 points and reserve Isaac Celiscar 11 for Yale.
Yale led 29-19 at halftime as it capitalized on Minnesota's 8-of-27 shooting including 1 of 10 from beyond the 3-point arc. --- Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP collegebasketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | (Bulldogs gains possession) | Â |
| 19:35 |  | +2 | Bez Mbeng makes two point jump shot | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | | +2 | Brennan Rigsby makes two point layup | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | | Â | Bez Mbeng turnover (back court violation) | Â |
| 18:32 | | Â | Brennan Rigsby misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:30 | | Â | Frank Mitchell offensive rebound | Â |
| 18:21 | | +3 | Dawson Garcia makes three point jump shot (Lu'Cye Patterson assists) | 2-5 |
| 18:08 | | Â | Yassine Gharram turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 17:51 | | Â | Dawson Garcia misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:49 | | Â | Samson Aletan defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:37 | | Â | Samson Aletan turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 17:11 | | Â | Frank Mitchell misses two point layup | Â |
| 17:09 | | Â | Frank Mitchell offensive rebound | Â |
| 16:59 | | +2 | Brennan Rigsby makes two point jump shot | 2-7 |
| 16:33 | | Â | Lu'Cye Patterson personal foul | Â |
| 16:33 | | +2 | Nick Townsend makes two point layup (Bez Mbeng assists) | 4-7 |
| 16:08 | | Â | Dawson Garcia misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 16:06 | | Â | Bulldogs defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:49 | | Â | John Poulakidas misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 15:47 | | Â | Dawson Garcia defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:34 | | Â | Lu'Cye Patterson turnover (bad pass) (Bez Mbeng steals) | Â |
| 15:28 | | Â | Femi Odukale personal foul | Â |
| 15:28 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:10 | | Â | Nick Townsend turnover (lost ball) (Femi Odukale steals) | Â |
| 14:42 | | Â | Femi Odukale misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 14:40 | | Â | Nick Townsend defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:24 | | +2 | Samson Aletan makes two point jump shot (Nick Townsend assists) | 6-7 |
| 14:06 | | Â | Frank Mitchell offensive foul | Â |
| 14:06 | | Â | Frank Mitchell turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 13:51 | | +2 | Casey Simmons makes two point layup | 8-7 |
| 13:34 | | Â | Lu'Cye Patterson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:32 | | Â | Samson Aletan defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:12 | | Â | Bez Mbeng misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:10 | | Â | Brennan Rigsby defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:58 | | Â | Samson Aletan blocks Dawson Garcia's two point layup | Â |
| 12:56 | | Â | Isaac Celiscar defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:40 | | +2 | Isaac Celiscar makes two point jump shot (Bez Mbeng assists) | 10-7 |
| 12:13 | | Â | Brennan Rigsby misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 12:11 | | Â | Bez Mbeng defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:50 | | Â | Isaac Celiscar misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 11:48 | | Â | Isaac Celiscar offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:43 | | Â | John Poulakidas misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:41 | | Â | Parker Fox defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:28 | | Â | Bez Mbeng personal foul | Â |
| 11:28 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:24 | | Â | Casey Simmons personal foul | Â |
| 11:11 | | Â | Lu'Cye Patterson misses two point layup | Â |
| 11:09 | | Â | Yassine Gharram defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:03 | | +3 | John Poulakidas makes three point jump shot (Yassine Gharram assists) | 13-7 |
| 10:38 | | +2 | Frank Mitchell makes two point jump shot (Lu'Cye Patterson assists) | 13-9 |
| 10:07 | | +2 | Isaac Celiscar makes two point layup (Yassine Gharram assists) | 15-9 |
| 9:43 | | Â | Isaac Asuma misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:41 | | Â | Isaac Celiscar defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:16 | | +3 | Casey Simmons makes three point jump shot (Nick Townsend assists) | 18-9 |
| 9:13 | | Â | Golden Gophers 30 second timeout | Â |
| 8:48 | | Â | Bez Mbeng personal foul | Â |
| 8:48 | | +2 | Dawson Garcia makes two point layup (Femi Odukale assists) | 18-11 |
| 8:30 | | Â | Kadyn Betts personal foul | Â |
| 8:15 | | Â | Femi Odukale blocks Nick Townsend's two point layup | Â |
| 8:13 | | Â | Bulldogs offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:13 | | Â | Yassine Gharram turnover (bad pass) (Femi Odukale steals) | Â |
| 7:45 | | Â | Frank Mitchell misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 7:43 | | Â | John Poulakidas defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:19 | | +3 | Yassine Gharram makes three point jump shot | 21-11 |
| 6:48 | | Â | Samson Aletan blocks Dawson Garcia's two point hook shot | Â |
| 6:47 | | Â | Golden Gophers offensive rebound | Â |
| 6:47 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 6:46 | | Â | Brennan Rigsby misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:44 | | Â | Golden Gophers offensive rebound | Â |
| 6:37 | | Â | Dawson Garcia misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:35 | | Â | Bulldogs defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:35 | | Â | Frank Mitchell personal foul | Â |
| 6:14 | | Â | Isaac Asuma shooting foul (John Poulakidas draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:14 | | +1 | John Poulakidas makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-11 |
| 6:14 | | +1 | John Poulakidas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-11 |
| 6:00 | | Â | Yassine Gharram personal foul | Â |
| 5:45 | | Â | Femi Odukale misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:43 | | Â | Trey Edmonds offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:41 | | Â | Riley Fox shooting foul (Trey Edmonds draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:41 | | Â | Trey Edmonds misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 5:41 | | Â | Trey Edmonds misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 5:41 | | Â | Yassine Gharram defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:26 | | Â | Yassine Gharram turnover (bad pass) (Dawson Garcia steals) | Â |
| 5:15 | | Â | Isaac Asuma misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:13 | | Â | Yassine Gharram defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:51 | | Â | Samson Aletan misses two point layup | Â |
| 4:49 | | Â | Trey Edmonds defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:48 | | Â | Samson Aletan personal foul | Â |
| 4:23 | | Â | Jack Molloy personal foul (Trey Edmonds draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:23 | | Â | Trey Edmonds misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 4:23 | | Â | John Poulakidas defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:52 | | Â | Isaac Celiscar misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 3:52 | | Â | Bulldogs offensive rebound | Â |
| 3:52 | | Â | Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 3:52 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:30 | | Â | Dawson Garcia misses two point layup | Â |
| 3:28 | | Â | Isaac Celiscar defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:09 | | +2 | John Poulakidas makes two point jump shot (Yassine Gharram assists) | 25-11 |
| 2:44 | | +2 | Lu'Cye Patterson makes two point jump shot | 25-13 |
| 2:26 | | Â | John Poulakidas misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 2:24 | | Â | Lu'Cye Patterson defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:18 | | +2 | Brennan Rigsby makes two point layup (Lu'Cye Patterson assists) | 25-15 |
| 2:18 | | Â | Jack Molloy shooting foul (Brennan Rigsby draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:18 | | Â | Brennan Rigsby misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 2:18 | | Â | Yassine Gharram defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:54 | | Â | Femi Odukale personal foul (Nick Townsend draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:54 | | +1 | Nick Townsend makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-15 |
| 1:54 | | Â | Nick Townsend misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 1:54 | | Â | Isaac Asuma defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:26 | | +2 | Parker Fox makes two point layup (Lu'Cye Patterson assists) | 26-17 |
| 1:07 | | +3 | John Poulakidas makes three point jump shot (Nick Townsend assists) | 29-17 |
| 0:45 | | Â | Lu'Cye Patterson misses two point layup | Â |
| 0:43 | | Â | Nick Townsend defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:39 | | Â | Bulldogs 30 second timeout | Â |
| 0:23 | | Â | Nick Townsend misses two point layup | Â |
| 0:21 | | Â | Brennan Rigsby defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:21 | | Â | Nick Townsend personal foul (Brennan Rigsby draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:21 | | +1 | Brennan Rigsby makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-18 |
| 0:21 | | +1 | Brennan Rigsby makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-19 |
| 0:03 | | Â | Bez Mbeng turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 0:01 | | Â | Lu'Cye Patterson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:01 | | Â | Golden Gophers offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |