Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Minnesota Golden Gophers, Big Ten Tournament 2nd Round

College Basketball

Rutgers

14-18

72-67

Final

Minnesota

15-17

United Center

Lead tracker

RUTG leadsBiggest lead RUTG 11, MINN 5

MINN leads

Team	1H	2H	T
RUTG	29	43	72
MINN	31	36	67

Who won: Rutgers 72-67

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights beat the Minnesota Golden Gophers 72-67 in Big Ten Tournament 2nd Round on Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at United Center. Tariq Francis led the Rutgers in points (29). Cade Tyson led the Minnesota in points (24).

Recap · Mar 11

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

Tariq Francis scored 29 points to lead No. 14 seed Rutgers over 11th-seeded Minnesota 72-67 on Wednesday night in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament.

What it means

Rutgers 2-9 on the road; Minnesota 13-4 at home.

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Game info

Venue: United Center, Chicago, IL · Attendance 16,122
Officials: Jeffrey Anderson (Referee), Andy O'Brien (Referee), Randy Richardson (Referee)