The Minnesota Golden Gophers were fueled by a 25-point performance from Nate Mason as they held on in double overtime against the Iowa Hawkeyes on Wednesday at Williams Arena. Jordan Murphy added 25 points and the Gophers picked up a gritty 101-89 double overtime win against the rival Hawkeyes. The Gophers picked up their fifth Big Ten win and notched consecutive victories for the first time since early January. Minnesota finally finished a close game at home, which will be a huge confidence boost for this young Gophers squad.
The Gophers used timely three-point shooting by Akeem Springs, the attacking duo of Nate Mason and Dupree McBrayer, and a whopping 19 rebounds from Jordan Murphy to spark the win.