Minnesota Golden Gophers (14-14, 6-11 Big Ten) at Nebraska Cornhuskers (17-11, 7-10 Big Ten) Lincoln, Nebraska; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cornhuskers -7.5; over/under is 134.5 BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota takes on Nebraska after Dawson Garcia scored 26 points in Minnesota's 75-63 loss to the Northwestern Wildcats.
Having missed out on two NCAA Tournament resume opportunities in losses to Penn State and Michigan, Nebraska enters a must-win home game vs. Minnesota on Saturday. Here is what you need to know going into the Huskers’ showdown with the Golden
Minnesota has a history with UCLA in the NCAA Tournament, but Wednesday night was their first matchup ever matchup at Pauley Pavilion. The red-hot Gophers staged a 17-point comeback to leave L.A. with an impressive 64-61 win over the Bruins.
Time is running out to see one of the greatest Gophers men’s basketball players at Williams Arena. Senior forward Dawson Garcia has two remaining home games in his collegiate career, Tuesday against Northwestern and March 5 versus Wisconsin. That’s it.
Dawson Garcia scored a 27 of his season-high 32 points after halftime and Minnesota staged another dramatic rally this time beating UCLA 64-61 on Tuesday night. Lu'Cye Patterson's layup with eight seconds left gave Minnesota the lead for good at 62-61.
The Gophers' Dawson Garcia plays the game near the rim Tuesday against UCLA, when he scored 32 points. (Brad Rempel/University of Minnesota)
It’s crunch time for the Nebraska men’s basketball team.  Staring right into the face of the NCAA Tournament bubble, the Huskers fell short in what would have b