{"id":521708,"date":"2026-01-07T04:05:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T04:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/521708\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T04:05:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T04:05:12","slug":"langston-reynolds-scores-22-as-gophers-hold-off-no-19-iowa-70-67","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/521708\/","title":{"rendered":"Langston Reynolds scores 22 as Gophers hold off No. 19 Iowa 70-67"},"content":{"rendered":"

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Langston Reynolds scored 22 points and Cade Tyson added 16 on Tuesday as Minnesota<\/a> held off a rally to defeat No. 19 Iowa<\/a> 70-67.<\/p>\n

Bennett Stirtz scored 21 points, all in the second half, as Iowa (12-3, 2-2 in the Big Ten) rallied from a 14-point second-half deficit to take the lead in the final two minutes.<\/p>\n

Minnesota (10-5, 3-1) led 58-44 with 6:36 to play when Iowa began its comeback. Stirtz hit six straight free throws, Kael Combs converted a three-point play, and Stirtz and Brendan Hausen each hit a 3 to lead the rally.<\/p>\n

When Cooper Koch drove for a layup with 1:13 to play, the Hawkeyes led 64-63, their first lead since it was 20-18 with six minutes to go in the first half.<\/p>\n

Jaylen Crocker-Johnson answered with a 3-pointer, but Minnesota missed three of four free throws in the final 35 seconds to keep the door open.<\/p>\n

Isaac Asuma hit a pair from the line with 16.5 seconds to play to give the Gophers a 70-67 lead. Iowa then got three good looks from the 3-point line in the final seconds but couldn\u2019t hit the tying shot. Gophers fans stormed the court after the team’s second home win over a ranked team this season.<\/p>\n

The Hawkeyes came into the game with the Big Ten’s top defense, allowing just 60.1 points per game, while the Gophers’ offense was next to last in the conference.<\/p>\n

But it was the Gophers who applied the defensive pressure early, as Iowa made just one of its first nine field goals while the Gophers took an early 12-3 lead. The Hawkeyes stormed back with a 17-4 burst, capped by a 3-pointer by Koch, who had eight points in the run.<\/p>\n

But Minnesota countered with 12 straight points, including a pair of 3s by Tyson as the Gophers took a 31-24 halftime lead.<\/p>\n

Minnesota earned a home-court upset of then-22nd ranked Indiana on Dec. 3.<\/p>\n

Minnesota hosts Southern Cal on Friday.<\/p>\n

Iowa hosts No. 16 Illinois on Saturday.<\/p>\n

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