Northwestern Wildcats vs Minnesota Golden Gophers

Women's College Basketball

Northwestern

6-10

47-79

Final

Minnesota

11-4

The Barn by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota

Lead tracker

NU leadsBiggest lead NU 0, MINN 38

MINN leads

Team	1	2	3	4	T
NU	11	7	9	20	47
MINN	23	25	17	14	79

Who won: Minnesota 79-47

The Minnesota Golden Gophers beat the Northwestern Wildcats 79-47 on Thursday, January 8, 2026 at The Barn by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota. The Minnesota outscored the Northwestern 25-7 in the 2nd quarter. Tori McKinney led the Minnesota in points (20). Xamiya Walton led the Northwestern in points (16).

Player of the game

Tori McKinney

MINN · 20 PTS, 6 REB

7.9

Win probability

100%MINN final

NUMINN

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Play by play

End of Game
End of 4th Quarter
Q4 0:30
+2
Amparo López makes layup
A. López · 4 PTS
NU 47 - 79 MINN
THREEQ4 0:43
Three! Jumper, 23 ft
B. Senden · 3 PTS · ast K. Klick
Brynn Senden makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kennedy Klick assists)
NU 45 - 79 MINN
Q4 1:03MIN
Defensive rebound
Minnesota Defensive Rebound.
Q4 1:05
Misses 23-foot three point jumper
Crystal Fuqu Wang misses 23-foot three point jumper
C. Wang
Q4 1:14
Defensive rebound
Angelina Hodgens Defensive Rebound.
Q4 1:17
Niamya Holloway misses 24-foot three point jumper
N. Holloway · 5 PTS
Q4 1:36
Defensive rebound
Niamya Holloway Defensive Rebound.
Q4 1:37
Misses free throw 2 of 2
Sandra Moreno misses free throw 2 of 2
S. Moreno
Q4 1:37NU
Dead ball rebound
Northwestern Deadball Team Rebound.
Q4 1:37
Misses free throw 1 of 2
Sandra Moreno misses free throw 1 of 2
S. Moreno
Q4 1:37
Foul on Zoey Bershers
Foul on Zoey Bershers.
Z. Bershers
Q4 1:52
Amparo López Steal
Amparo López Steal.
A. López · 4 PTS
Q4 1:52
TO
Niamya Holloway bad pass turnover
N. Holloway · 5 PTS
Q4 1:56
Niamya Holloway Steal
Niamya Holloway Steal.
N. Holloway · 5 PTS
Q4 1:56
TO
Bad pass turnover
DaiJa Turner bad pass turnover
D. Turner · 2 PTS
Q4 2:17
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Kennedy Klick makes free throw 2 of 2
K. Klick · 4 PTS
NU 45 - 76 MINN
Q4 2:17
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Kennedy Klick makes free throw 1 of 2
K. Klick · 4 PTS
NU 45 - 75 MINN
Q4 2:17
Foul on Angelina Hodgens
Foul on Angelina Hodgens.
A. Hodgens
Q4 2:35
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Xamiya Walton makes free throw 2 of 2
X. Walton · 16 PTS
NU 45 - 74 MINN
Q4 2:35
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Xamiya Walton makes free throw 1 of 2
X. Walton · 16 PTS
NU 44 - 74 MINN
Q4 2:35
Foul on Makena Christian
Foul on Makena Christian.
M. Christian · 2 PTS
Q4 2:44
TO
Bad pass turnover
Kennedy Klick bad pass turnover
K. Klick · 4 PTS
Q4 2:49NU
Shorttimeout
Northwestern Timeout