Minnesota hopes to have Dawson Garcia against North Texas
Dawson Garcia has begun the season with back-to-back stellar performances, but he might have to wait a while before notching a third.
The Minnesota star is considered a game-time decision with a groin injury when the Golden Gophers battle North Texas in nonconference play on Wednesday night in Minneapolis.
Garcia is averaging 27 points and 7.5 rebounds and is shooting 66.7 percent (20 of 30) from the field. His absence would rate as a huge loss for Minnesota.
"The biggest thing with a groin or those types of injuries is you just want to be really smart," Golden Gophers coach Ben Johnson said Tuesday. "We'll rely on him and our (team doctor). ... If he can go, great, that means he's feeling good. If he can't, we'll figure it out like we always have."
In Minnesota's 80-57 opening win over Oral Roberts, Garcia had 30 points and eight rebounds. He followed that up with 24 points and seven rebounds in Saturday's 68-64 victory over Omaha.
Garcia had an impact against Omaha despite foul trouble. Fellow big man Trey Edmonds stepped up with 12 points in 18 minutes off the bench.
"It was a physical game for sure," Edmonds said. "It wasn't going to be a sweet or easy game we can just stroll into. ... Coach got on us a little bit, but in the second half we came out with more fire."
Starting guard Mike Mitchell Jr. (sprained ankle) was injured in the second half against Omaha. Johnson said Mitchell could miss two weeks.
North Texas (2-0) defeated Evansville in its opener and then walloped NAIA program Wayland Baptist 80-38 on Thursday.
It was the first time the Mean Green won by 40 or more since a 116-62 rout of Mississippi Valley State early in the 2020-21 season.
"I love how our team celebrates each other." North Texas coach Ross Hodge said. "They genuinely celebrate each other's success and root for each other. That's a really good trait to have."
Atin Wright tallied 16 points in both games and leads the Mean Green in scoring. Jasper Floyd is averaging 14 points and Johnathan Massie is contributing 12.5 points and 8.0 rebounds.
North Texas has never faced Minnesota but has enjoyed impressive recent success against Big Ten opponents.
The Mean Green were a No. 13 seed when they notched a 78-69 first-round upset of Purdue in the 2021 NCAA Tournament for the school's first-ever March Madness victory. Then in the 2023 NIT, North Texas toppled Wisconsin 56-54 in the Final Four before beating UAB to win the title.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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5:04 | +1 | Jasper Floyd makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-8 | |
5:04 | +1 | Jasper Floyd makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-8 | |
5:04 | Â | Isaac Asuma shooting foul (Jasper Floyd draws the foul) | Â | |
5:15 | +1 | Lu'Cye Patterson makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 17-8 | |
5:15 | +1 | Lu'Cye Patterson makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 17-7 | |
5:15 | Â | Lu'Cye Patterson misses regular free throw 1 of 3 | Â | |
5:15 | Â | Jasper Floyd shooting foul (Lu'Cye Patterson draws the foul) | Â | |
5:49 | +2 | Moulaye Sissoko makes two point layup | 17-6 | |
6:14 | Â | Femi Odukale personal foul | Â | |
6:15 | Â | Frank Mitchell turnover (bad pass) (Rondel Walker steals) | Â | |
6:22 | Â | Atin Wright personal foul | Â | |
6:22 | Â | Golden Gophers offensive rebound | Â | |
6:24 | Â | Brennan Rigsby misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:36 | Â | Dawson Garcia defensive rebound | Â | |
6:38 | Â | Johnathan Massie misses two point layup | Â | |
6:44 | Â | Matthew Stone defensive rebound | Â | |
6:46 | Â | Dawson Garcia misses two point layup | Â | |
7:09 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:09 | Â | Jasper Floyd turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
7:15 | Â | Atin Wright defensive rebound | Â | |
7:17 | Â | Brennan Rigsby misses two point jump shot | Â | |
7:46 | Â | Trey Edmonds defensive rebound | Â | |
7:48 | Â | Johnathan Massie misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:52 | Â | Atin Wright offensive rebound | Â | |
7:54 | Â | Atin Wright misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:03 | Â | Brennan Rigsby turnover (bad pass) (Rondel Walker steals) | Â | |
8:16 | Â | Isaac Asuma defensive rebound | Â | |
8:18 | Â | Rondel Walker misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:24 | Â | Johnathan Massie defensive rebound | Â | |
8:26 | Â | Brennan Rigsby misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:31 | Â | Femi Odukale defensive rebound | Â | |
8:33 | Â | Johnathan Massie misses two point layup | Â | |
9:00 | Â | Johnathan Massie defensive rebound | Â | |
9:00 | Â | Parker Fox misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
9:00 | Â | Parker Fox misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
9:00 | Â | Brenen Lorient shooting foul (Parker Fox draws the foul) | Â | |
9:28 | Â | Golden Gophers 30 second timeout | Â | |
9:28 | +3 | Atin Wright makes three point jump shot | 15-6 | |
9:34 | Â | Rondel Walker defensive rebound | Â | |
9:36 | Â | Trey Edmonds misses two point jump shot | Â | |
9:54 | +2 | Johnathan Massie makes two point layup | 12-6 | |
10:02 | Â | Moulaye Sissoko defensive rebound | Â | |
10:04 | Â | Isaac Asuma misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:35 | Â | Isaac Asuma defensive rebound | Â | |
10:37 | Â | Atin Wright misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:56 | Â | Femi Odukale personal foul | Â | |
10:57 | Â | Femi Odukale turnover (bad pass) (Moulaye Sissoko steals) | Â | |
11:10 | Â | Grant Newell personal foul | Â | |
11:27 | Â | Lu'Cye Patterson defensive rebound | Â | |
11:29 | Â | Jasper Floyd misses two point layup | Â | |
11:57 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:57 | Â | Golden Gophers turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
11:57 | Â | Golden Gophers offensive rebound | Â | |
11:59 | Â | Isaac Asuma misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:29 | +1 | Atin Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-6 | |
12:29 | +1 | Atin Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-6 | |
12:29 | Â | Lu'Cye Patterson shooting foul (Atin Wright draws the foul) | Â | |
12:59 | Â | Jasper Floyd defensive rebound | Â | |
13:01 | Â | Isaac Asuma misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:13 | Â | Latrell Jossell personal foul | Â | |
13:31 | Â | Dawson Garcia defensive rebound | Â | |
13:33 | Â | Matthew Stone misses two point jump shot | Â | |
13:43 | Â | Dawson Garcia personal foul | Â | |
13:55 | Â | Johnathan Massie defensive rebound | Â | |
13:57 | Â | Lu'Cye Patterson misses two point jump shot | Â | |
14:19 | Â | Golden Gophers defensive rebound | Â | |
14:19 | Â | Brenen Lorient misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
14:19 | +1 | Brenen Lorient makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-6 | |
14:19 | Â | Parker Fox shooting foul (Brenen Lorient draws the foul) | Â | |
14:45 | +1 | Dawson Garcia makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-6 | |
14:45 | +1 | Dawson Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-5 | |
14:45 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
14:45 | Â | Grant Newell shooting foul (Dawson Garcia draws the foul) | Â | |
15:05 | +2 | Brenen Lorient makes two point layup | 7-4 | |
15:09 | Â | Brenen Lorient offensive rebound | Â | |
15:11 | Â | Latrell Jossell misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:41 | +3 | Brennan Rigsby makes three point jump shot (Lu'Cye Patterson assists) | 5-4 | |
16:04 | Â | Brennan Rigsby defensive rebound | Â | |
16:06 | Â | Jasper Floyd misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:21 | +1 | Parker Fox makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-1 | |
16:21 | Â | Parker Fox misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
16:21 | Â | Latrell Jossell shooting foul (Parker Fox draws the foul) | Â | |
16:38 | Â | Dawson Garcia defensive rebound | Â | |
16:40 | Â | Grant Newell misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:49 | Â | Brenen Lorient defensive rebound | Â | |
16:51 | Â | Brennan Rigsby misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:08 | Â | Jasper Floyd turnover (bad pass) (Lu'Cye Patterson steals) | Â | |
17:25 | Â | Moulaye Sissoko defensive rebound | Â | |
17:27 | Â | Femi Odukale misses two point layup | Â | |
17:27 | Â | Femi Odukale offensive rebound | Â | |
17:29 | Â | Brennan Rigsby misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:00 | +2 | Rondel Walker makes two point layup (Atin Wright assists) | 5-0 | |
18:04 | Â | Frank Mitchell turnover (bad pass) (Grant Newell steals) | Â | |
18:23 | +3 | Rondel Walker makes three point jump shot (Jasper Floyd assists) | 3-0 | |
18:26 | Â | Jasper Floyd offensive rebound | Â | |
18:28 | Â | Lu'Cye Patterson blocks Jasper Floyd's two point jump shot | Â | |
18:49 | Â | Brennan Rigsby turnover (lost ball) (Atin Wright steals) | Â | |
19:07 | Â | Lu'Cye Patterson defensive rebound | Â | |
19:09 | Â | Moulaye Sissoko misses two point jump shot | Â | |
19:29 | Â | Grant Newell defensive rebound | Â | |
19:31 | Â | Lu'Cye Patterson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
20:00 | Â | (Golden Gophers gains possession) | Â |
Min. Per Game | ||
Pts. Per Game | ||
Ast. Per Game | ||
Reb. Per Game | ||
Field Goal % | ||
Three Point % | ||
Free Throw % |
+ 1 | Jasper Floyd makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5:04 |
+ 1 | Jasper Floyd makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5:04 |
 | Isaac Asuma shooting foul (Jasper Floyd draws the foul) | 5:04 |
+ 1 | Lu'Cye Patterson makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 5:15 |
+ 1 | Lu'Cye Patterson makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 5:15 |
 | Lu'Cye Patterson misses regular free throw 1 of 3 | 5:15 |
 | Jasper Floyd shooting foul (Lu'Cye Patterson draws the foul) | 5:15 |
+ 2 | Moulaye Sissoko makes two point layup | 5:49 |
 | Femi Odukale personal foul | 6:14 |
 | Frank Mitchell turnover (bad pass) (Rondel Walker steals) | 6:15 |
 | Atin Wright personal foul | 6:22 |
Team Stats | ||
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Points | 19 | 8 |
Field Goals | 6-19 (31.6%) | 1-14 (7.1%) |
3-Pointers | 2-9 (22.2%) | 1-8 (12.5%) |
Free Throws | 5-6 (83.3%) | 5-9 (55.6%) |
Total Rebounds | 14 | 14 |
Offensive | 3 | 1 |
Defensive | 11 | 10 |
Team | 0 | 3 |
Assists | 2 | 1 |
Steals | 5 | 1 |
Blocks | 0 | 1 |
Turnovers | 2 | 5 |
Fouls | 7 | 6 |
Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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Team Stats | |||
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North Texas 2-0 | 80.0 PPG | 48.0 RPG | 13.0 APG |
Minnesota 2-0 | 74.0 PPG | 38.0 RPG | 19.5 APG |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
A. Wright | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1/3 | 1/3 | 2/2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
R. Walker | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2/3 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
J. Floyd | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0/3 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
M. Sissoko | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
G. Newell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
A. Wright | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1/3 | 1/3 | 2/2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
R. Walker | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2/3 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
J. Floyd | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0/3 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
M. Sissoko | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
G. Newell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
B. Lorient | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
J. Massie | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
M. Stone | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
L. Jossell | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
G. Allo | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
B. Vice | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
A. Cotton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
M. Howell | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
B. Smith Jr. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
T. Mason | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 19 | 14 | 2 | 6/19 | 2/9 | 5/6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
B. Rigsby | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1/6 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
L. Patterson | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 2/3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
D. Garcia | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
F. Mitchell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
F. Odukale | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
B. Rigsby | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1/6 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
L. Patterson | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 2/3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
D. Garcia | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
F. Mitchell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
F. Odukale | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
P. Fox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
T. Edmonds | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
I. Asuma | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
E. Reader | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
M. Sheridan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
L. Meister | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 8 | 11 | 1 | 1/14 | 1/8 | 5/9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 |