Dawson Garcia has been named Big Ten Player of the Week for his performance in Minnesota's upset wins over Iowa and Michigan. It's his second time winning the award and first time this season.

Evidence of progress for the Minnesota Gophers has finally become public. Their loyal star Dawson Garcia has had his fingerprints all over it.

Dawson Garcia hit a buzzer-beater from the mid-court logo as time expired to lift Minnesota to an 84-81 overtime upset of No. 20 Michigan on Thursday night. The desperation heave sparked a frenzied celebration inside Williams Arena as the Gophers (10-9, 1-6 Big Ten) celebrated their first conference victory.

Michigan State (17-2, 8-0) is looking to extend its longest winning streak in six years while Minnesota (11-9, 3-6) is coming off three straight victories – top-25 home wins against Michigan and Oregon sandwiching one at Iowa. Standout senior forward Dawson Garcia averaged 26 points and eight rebounds per game over the winning streak.

Minnesota welcomed No. 20 Michigan to the Barn on Thursday night and put together arguably its best performance off the season. It all culminated with a buzzer-beating bomb from Dawson Garcia. The Gophers knocked off the Wolverines 84-81, as Ben Johnson earned his first win over a ranked opponent as a head coach.

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Dawson Garcia began calling for the ball before he crossed center court. Once he got it, he let it fly to give Minnesota its first Big Ten victory of the season.

Dawson Garcia’s logo buzzer-beater to upset Michigan 84-81 in overtime Thursday is already an instant classic and one of the most memorable last-second shots for Gophers men’s basketball in recent memory.

Michigan Wolverines basketball dropped its first Big Ten game of the season, losing 84-81 in overtime at Minnesota. The Gophers were 0-6 in conference play entering Thursday night’s tilt, notching their first Big Ten win.

Dawson Garcia was named the Big Ten Player of the Week of Monday after leading the Gophers to wins at Iowa and over No. Oregon Garcia had 31 points in Saturday's win over the Ducks Minnesota's current 3-game win streak started with Garcia hitting a buzzer-beater from near midcourt in a win over Michigan MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - University of Minnesota men's basketball forward Dawson Garcia on Monday was named the Big Ten Player of the Week.

Minnesota visits No. 8 Michigan State after Dawson Garcia scored 31 points in Minnesota's 77-69 victory against the Oregon Ducks. The Spartans have gone 10-0 at home. Michigan State ranks fourth in the Big Ten in team defense,

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