Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Minnesota Golden Gophers

College Basketball

Rutgers

11-16

61-80

Final

Minnesota

13-14

The Barn by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota

Lead tracker

RUTG leadsBiggest lead RUTG 4, MINN 24

MINN leads

Team	1H	2H	T
RUTG	23	38	61
MINN	36	44	80

Who won: Minnesota 80-61

The Minnesota Golden Gophers beat the Rutgers Scarlet Knights 80-61 on Saturday, February 21, 2026 at The Barn by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota. The Minnesota outscored the Rutgers 36-23 in the 1st half. Cade Tyson led the Minnesota in points (27). Lino Mark led the Rutgers in points (16).

Player of the game

Cade Tyson

MINN · 27 PTS, 10 REB

8.6

Win probability

100%MINN final

RUTGMINN

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Play by play

End of Game
End of 2nd half
THREEH2 0:22
Three! Jumper, 23 ft
L. Mark · 16 PTS · ast D. Badalau
Lino Mark makes 23-foot three point jumper (Denis Badalau assists)
RUTG 61 - 80 MINN
H2 0:26
Offensive Rebound
Denis Badalau Offensive Rebound.
D. Badalau
H2 0:28
Misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kaden Powers misses 25-foot three point jumper
K. Powers · 6 PTS
H2 0:40MIN
Shorttimeout
Minnesota Timeout
H2 0:40
+2
Driving layup
Langston Reynolds makes driving layup
L. Reynolds · 19 PTS
RUTG 58 - 80 MINN
H2 1:08
+2
Layup
Darren Buchanan Jr. makes layup (Lino Mark assists)
D. Buchanan Jr. · 2 PTS · ast L. Mark
RUTG 58 - 78 MINN
H2 1:25
+2
Layup
Grayson Grove makes layup (Bobby Durkin assists)
G. Grove · 11 PTS · ast B. Durkin
RUTG 56 - 78 MINN
H2 1:32
Foul on Dylan Grant
Foul on Dylan Grant.
D. Grant · 15 PTS
H2 1:55
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Dylan Grant makes free throw 2 of 2
D. Grant · 15 PTS
RUTG 56 - 76 MINN
H2 1:55
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Dylan Grant makes free throw 1 of 2
D. Grant · 15 PTS
RUTG 55 - 76 MINN
H2 1:55
Foul on Bobby Durkin
Foul on Bobby Durkin.
B. Durkin · 12 PTS
H2 1:55
Offensive Rebound
Dylan Grant Offensive Rebound.
D. Grant · 15 PTS
H2 1:57
Misses driving layup
Kaden Powers misses driving layup
K. Powers · 6 PTS
H2 1:59
Steal
Lino Mark Steal.
L. Mark · 16 PTS
H2 1:59
TO
Bad pass turnover
Langston Reynolds bad pass turnover
L. Reynolds · 19 PTS
H2 2:18
Defensive rebound
Cade Tyson Defensive Rebound.
H2 2:18
Misses 24-foot three point jumper
Denis Badalau misses 24-foot three point jumper
D. Badalau
H2 2:24
Defensive rebound
Kaden Powers Defensive Rebound.
H2 2:26
Misses tip in layup
Cade Tyson misses tip in layup
C. Tyson · 27 PTS
H2 2:28
Offensive Rebound
Cade Tyson Offensive Rebound.
C. Tyson · 27 PTS
H2 2:34
Misses driving layup
Cade Tyson misses driving layup
C. Tyson · 27 PTS
H2 2:45RUT
Regulartimeout
Rutgers Timeout
H2 2:47
+2
Layup
Dylan Grant makes layup (Kaden Powers assists)
D. Grant · 15 PTS · ast K. Powers
RUTG 54 - 76 MINN