Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Northwestern Wildcats

College Basketball

Minnesota

9-5

84-78

Final

Northwestern

8-6

Welsh-Ryan Arena

Lead tracker

MINN leadsBiggest lead MINN 6, NU 7

NU leads

Team	1H	2H	T
MINN	34	50	84
NU	34	44	78

Who won: Minnesota 84-78

The Minnesota Golden Gophers beat the Northwestern Wildcats 84-78 on Saturday, January 3, 2026 at Welsh-Ryan Arena. Cade Tyson led the Minnesota in points (24). Nick Martinelli led the Northwestern in points (26).

Recap · Jan 3

Tyson's 24 points push Minnesota over Northwestern 84-78

Cade Tyson scored 24 points, and Minnesota pulled away late for an 84-78 victory over Northwestern on Saturday.

What it means

Minnesota 1-2 on the road; Northwestern 6-3 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · Sep 10

Cade Tyson rejoins Minnesota in aim for fifth year

ESPN · Jul 23

Minnesota extends Niko Medved after promising first season

Recap · Apr 2

Yessoufou scores 19 as Baylor beats Minnesota 67-48 in College Basketball Crown quarterfinals

Preview · Apr 1

Minnesota and Baylor play in CBC matchup

ESPN · Mar 12

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Recap · Mar 12

Braden Smith collects 16 more assists as No. 18 Purdue beats Northwestern 81-68 in Big Ten tourney

Preview · Mar 12

Purdue Boilermakers play the Northwestern Wildcats in Big Ten Tournament

Recap · Mar 11

Francis scores 29 points, leads Rutgers over Minnesota 72-67 at Big Ten Tournament

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Game info

Venue: Welsh-Ryan Arena, Evanston, IL · Attendance 5,088
Officials: Larry Scirotto (Referee), Mike Reed (Referee), Andy O'Brien (Referee)

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