Dawson Garcia scored 24 points and reserve Trey Edmonds scored 12 points and Minnesota battled Omaha’s spirited effort to beat the Mavericks 68-64 on Saturday.
Isaac Asuma made a 3-pointer with 5:51 to go, Trey Edmonds made two free throws and Brennan Rigsby dunked it and Minnesota’s 7-0 burst gave the Golden Gophers (2-0) a 61-57 and they led the rest of the match. way.
Garcia made 1 of 2 free throws with 45 seconds left, and out of an Omaha (2-1) timeout, JJ White missed a jump shot. Forced to foul, Lu’Cye Patterson made two free throws to give Minnesota a 68-64 lead with 19 seconds left.
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Omaha (2-1) missed four 3-point attempts off three offensive rebounds on the same possession in the final 18 seconds.
Kamryn Thomas scored 14 points, Marquel Sutton 13, Isaac Ondekane and White – a reserve – 10 for Omaha, which led 33-30 at halftime.
Minnesota shot 25 of 55, but only 3 of 17 from 3-point range and 15 of 26 from the foul line.
