Dawson Garcia scored a season-high 31 points on 13-for-19 shooting and Parker Fox had 13 points and 11 rebounds to help Minnesota beat No. 15 Oregon 77-69.

Oregon suffered its first loss away from home this season at Minnesota — the lowest ranked Big Ten team in NET.

Dawson Garcia's 31 points led Minnesota to a 77-69 upset of No. 15 Oregon on Saturday afternoon in Big Ten action in Minneapolis.

The Oregon Ducks lost their first road contest of the season in a 77-69 loss at the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Ducks' leading scoring, center Nate Bittle, was held scoreless in the defeat.

The No. 16 Oregon Ducks and UCLA Bruins are both newcomers to the Big Ten and the two former Pac-12 rivals will go head-to-head in their new league on Thursday. The Ducks are off to a 16-4 start and are 5-4 in the Big Ten,

The Gophers (11-9, 3-6 Big Ten) were playing in front of their biggest home crowd of the season, and they fed off their energy as soon as the game tipped off. Minnesota started 10-for-14 shooting from the field and quickly jumped out to a 27-11 lead before giving Oregon (16-4, 5-4) a chance to even settle into the game.

Oregon men's basketball turned an 18-point deficit into an eventual one-shot lead Saturday afternoon before losing steam against Minnesota

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