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MINNEAPOLIS — Tyler Harris scored 23 points, Great Osobor added 16 points and 10 rebounds, and Washington held off a second-half rally to defeat Minnesota 71-68. Dawson Garcia, who scored 23 points after halftime, was the only player to make a basket for the Golden Gophers in one eight-minute stretch of the second half in which he scored 16 points. He made one free throw to tie the score at 64 with 2:44 remaining. Osobor tacked on three points for Washington, then Garcia scored in the paint to get Minnesota within 67-66 with 12 seconds left. Washington's DJ Davis made two free throws with nine seconds left and Mekhi Mason made two more with five seconds left for a 71-66 lead. Garcia's dunk with two seconds left finished the scoring.
