Dawson Garcia scored 20 points, Femi Odukale added 18 and Minnesota held off Iowa for a 72-67 victory on Tuesday night. Minnesota led by double digits for most of the second half until Owen Freeman scored six points during Iowa’s 13-3 run to cut the deficit to 70-67 with 30 seconds left.

Dawson Garcia scored 20 points, Femi Odukale added 18 and Minnesota held off Iowa for a 72-67 victory on Tuesday night.

And frankly it’s offensive to the people who are trying to pay their bills." Senate Minority Leader Janice Weiner, D-Iowa City, agreed that purchasing part of Minnesota is a poor use of the state's time. "We have 99 counties in Iowa," she said.

The Gophers head to Iowa City as 9.5-point underdogs against the rival Hawkeyes on Tuesday night and head coach Ben Johnson is looking for his first win against Iowa. Meanwhile, Minnesota is looking for its first win at Carver-Hawkeye Arena since 2015.

Iowa is playing a dangerous game, in which the volume of the broader program narrative will only get louder should it continue down this path.

Dawson Garcia scored 20 points and grabbed six rebounds and Minnesota escaped with a 72-67 win over Iowa in a Big Ten Conference matchup Tuesday night in Iowa City. Femi

BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota visits Iowa after Dawson Garcia scored 27 points in Minnesota’s 84-81 overtime win over the Michigan Wolverines.

DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa State Capitol Bureau) - Iowa will buy Minnesota’s nine most southern-most counties if an Iowa lawmaker has his way. State Senator Mike Bousselot, a Republican from Ankeny, says Iowa has lower taxes and regulations and would make for a better quality of life for the people and businesses in those nine counties.

The Iowa men’s basketball team dropped its third consecutive game with a 72-67 loss to Minnesota at home on Friday.

A Minnesota company abandoned 1.3 million chickens in Iowa, forcing the state ag department to provide care. The state has tallied its bill. It's big.

Odukale was big for Minnesota as it built a 63-46 lead on a pair of free throws by Garcia with 6:15 remaining. A 37% foul shooter this season, he hit a pair to give the Gophers a 70-65 lead with 51 seconds remaining.

Iowa football continues to make progress in its 2026 recruiting class. The Hawkeyes received a commitment from a 4-star lineman on Monday.