Last Thursday against Michigan, Garcia had to hit two free throws to force overtime with 7.4 seconds left, so it was no surprise that foul shooting again was critical.

Despite being one of the worst free throw shooting teams in the country at 352nd nationally, the Gophers shot 17-for-24 on Tuesday night.

Iowa wasn’t able to generate enough offense late to pull off a comeback against the Gophers.

Entering the night, the Hawkeyes ranked second in Big Ten games with 84 points per game, but they trailed 32-28 at halftime.

Femi Odukale also added 18 points, eight rebounds and four assists for the Gophers, who snapped six-game losing streak against Iowa. Their last road win in the series was on Feb. 12, 2015 when Johnson was an assistant under Richard Pitino.

Owen Freeman had 21 points for the Hawkeyes. Payton Sandfort, who had 10 of his 21 points in the first half, pulled the Hawkeyes within 30-28 in the first half, but Garcia ended with a baseline layup to beat the halftime buzzer