St. Thomas men’s basketball fell to Minnesota 76-62 at The Barn in front of more than 10,000 fans in its first game against a Big Ten opponent.
The game marked the first meeting between the schools since Dec. 11, 1934, and the first time two Division I programs in the state of Minnesota have faced off in men’s basketball.
Ayo Dosunmu scored 26 points, and LaMelo Ball added 24 points and five assists to help the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Utah Jazz 115-100 on Sunday night. The Timberwolves are 8-3 on the season.
Nikita Kucherov scored a power-play goal 3 minutes, 23 seconds into overtime, and the Tampa Bay Lightning rallied past the Minnesota Wild 4-3 on Saturday night. The Wild lead the Central Division at 6-1-3.
Max Westerlund can be reached at west1201@stthomas.edu
