Minnesota welcomed No. 20 Michigan to the Barn on Thursday night and put together arguably its best performance off the season. It all culminated with a buzzer-beating bomb from Dawson Garcia. The Gophers knocked off the Wolverines 84-81, as Ben Johnson earned his first win over a ranked opponent as a head coach.

Evidence of progress for the Minnesota Gophers has finally become public. Their loyal star Dawson Garcia has had his fingerprints all over it.

Dawson Garcia's offensive and defensive performance, including last-second heroics, help Minnesota take down No. 20 Michigan.

Dawson Garcia was named the Big Ten Player of the Week of Monday after leading the Gophers to wins at Iowa and over No. Oregon Garcia had 31 points in Saturday's win over the Ducks Minnesota's current 3-game win streak started with Garcia hitting a buzzer-beater from near midcourt in a win over Michigan MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - University of Minnesota men's basketball forward Dawson Garcia on Monday was named the Big Ten Player of the Week.

The Minnesota Gophers' Dawson Garcia was named Big Ten Player of the Week, a testament to his impressive play in college basketball.

Dawson Garcia has been named Big Ten Player of the Week for his performance in Minnesota's upset wins over Iowa and Michigan. It's his second time winning the award and first time this season. Garcia has taken his play up a notch,