Dawson Garcia has just 2 home games left in a Gophers' uniform, and deserves a standing ovation on Senior Night.

Time is running out to see one of the greatest Gophers men’s basketball players at Williams Arena. Senior forward Dawson Garcia has two remaining home games in his collegiate career, Tuesday against Northwestern and March 5 versus Wisconsin. That’s it.

Dawson Garcia finished with 26 points and nine rebounds, but Northwestern jumped out to an early lead and never trailed for the 75-63 win.  Garcia made 9-of-20 field goals, including 3-of-7 from three-point range,

Dawson Garcia had a season-high 32 points, 27 in the second half, as the Gophers beat UCLA 64-61 Tuesday night. The Gophers were down as many as 17 points in the first half; Lu'Cye Patterson had the game-winning lay-up with 7 seconds left.

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Minnesota has a history with UCLA in the NCAA Tournament, but Wednesday night was their first matchup ever matchup at Pauley Pavilion. The red-hot Gophers staged a 17-point comeback to leave L.A. with an impressive 64-61 win over the Bruins.

Nick Martinelli scored 19 of his 29 points in the second half to help Northwestern pull away and beat Minnesota 75-63.

BOTTOM LINE: Nick Martinelli and Northwestern visit Dawson Garcia and Minnesota in Big Ten play Tuesday. The Golden Gophers are 10-7 on their home court. Minnesota has a 5-6 record in games decided by 10 points or more. The Wildcats are 5-11 in Big Ten play. Northwestern scores 73.4 points and has outscored opponents by 3.7 points per game.

Yanic Konan Niederhauser scored 24 points to guide Penn State to a 69-60 Big Ten victory over Minnesota on Saturday in Minneapolis.

Nick Martinelli scored 19 of his 29 points in the second half to help Northwestern men’s basketball pull away and beat Minnesota 75-63 on Tuesday.