National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 58, Chicago St. 55
When: 1:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 22, 2022
Where: Williams Arena, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Officials: # John Gaffney, # Eric Curry, # John Floyd
Attendance: 8736

Dawson Garcia scored 18 points to lead Minnesota to a 58-55 home win over Chicago State on Thursday in Minneapolis.

Jamison Battle added 14 points for Minnesota (6-6), which has won two straight following a five-game losing streak.

Wesley Cardet Jr. scored 17 points and Elijah Weaver had 16 points in defeat for Chicago State (3-12), which has lost 10 of its past 11 games.

Minnesota prevailed despite going 4 of 20 from 3-point range and 4 of 11 from the free-throw line. The difference in the game came in the paint, where the Golden Gophers had 30 points compared to 14 for the Cougars.

Chicago State finished 7 of 20 from 3-point territory and 14 of 18 from the free-throw line.

Chicago State held a 55-54 lead with 2:53 remaining in the game, but Minnesota took a 58-55 lead with 1:14 left after a basket by Battle and a dunk by Treyton Thompson.

The Cougars got a stop with 21 seconds left and had a chance to tie, but Weaver couldn't convert a 3-pointer before the buzzer sounded to end the game.

Minnesota held a 52-46 lead with 6:26 remaining, but Chicago State scored seven straight to go up 53-52 with 3:34 left.

The Golden Gophers went ahead 44-34 with 16:23 remaining, but Chicago State mounted a comeback.

The Cougars reeled off 10 straight points to tie the game at 44-44 with 11:44 left, then took a 46-44 lead 27 seconds later on Jahsean Corbett's two foul shots.

Chicago State held a 10-8 lead with 12:54 remaining in the first half, but Minnesota took control of the half after that.

The Golden Gophers went on a 12-0 spree to take a 20-10 lead with 8:59 remaining before the half and then went up 26-14 less than three minutes later on a 3-pointer by Battle off a fast break.

Minnesota took its biggest lead of the half, 15 points, when Battle hit his second three-pointer to go up 33-18 with 3:41 remaining until halftime. He was 2 of 8 from long range on the day.

Chicago State finished the first half strong, cutting Minnesota's lead to 38-30 at halftime following a 9-3 surge over the final three minutes of the half.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Chicago St.   Minnesota
Wesley Cardet Jr. 17 Scoring Dawson Garcia 18
Elijah Weaver 5 Assists Ta'Lon Cooper 9
Jahsean Corbett 10 Rebounds Braeden Carrington 7
Wesley Cardet Jr. 5 Free Throws Made Dawson Garcia 2
Bryce Johnson 3 Steals Jamison Battle 2
Wesley Cardet Jr. 1 Blocks Dawson Garcia 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Chicago St. 55 37.8 7-20 14-18 12 30 1 7 13
Minnesota 58 44.6 4-20 4-11 19 34 3 6 11