Overview
- Minnesota improved to 13-14 overall and 6-10 in the Big Ten with a second straight double-digit victory.
- Cade Tyson posted 27 points and 10 rebounds, shooting 7-for-9 from three and 10-for-18 from the field.
- Playing without second-leading scorer Jaylen Crocker-Johnson, who is out indefinitely with a foot injury, Minnesota leaned on a six-player rotation with all five starters logging at least 36 minutes.
- The Gophers shot 60% from the field and went 15-for-26 from beyond the arc in an efficient offensive showing.
- Rutgers got 16 points from Lino Mark, 15 from Dylan Grant and 10 from Tariq Francis, but was outrebounded 31-22 and trailed by at least 16 throughout the closing stretch.