Gophers coach Ben Johnson faced the worst-case scenario with his team’s first Big Ten win this season on the line Monday night against Ohio State. A two-point lead and leading scorer Dawson Garcia were gone in an instant after he fouled out with 5.

Johnson tries to look at the Purdue game as three-fourths full. With an Isaac Asuma 3-pointer, Minnesota trialed 47-43 with 11 minutes left at The Barn, but the Boilermakers’ outstanding guards Braden Smith ad Fletcher Loyer stepped on Minnesota’s throat, while the Gophers were half-stepping.

The Gophers lost to Ohio State 89-88 in double overtime Monday night at Williams Arena to fall to 0-4 in Big Ten play Mike Mitchell missed a pair of free throws late in the first overtime, and a Kadyn Betts foul with Minnesota up 2 allowed the Buckeyes to force a 2nd overtime Freshman Isaac Asuma had a career-high 18 points MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - The University of Minnesota men's basketball team let its first Big Ten win slip away in an 89-88 double overtime loss to Ohio State Monday night at Williams Arena.