It was a roller-coaster game for the Gophers on Saturday. Nebraska erased a 19-point deficit in the second half to take the lead with 6:28 to go, but a career-high 20 points from Brennan Rigsby and a game-winner helped Minnesota take down the Cornhuskers 67-65 for their first-ever win at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
After rolling with the typical starting lineup, Ben Johnson brought Frank Mitchell off the bench to replace Parker Fox only 1:15 into the game. Mitchell’s energy sparked an impressive first half from Minnesota, as he added six points and six rebounds.
Johnson went deep into his bench, giving early minutes to Rigsby and Kadyn Betts, and it was Rigsby again who provided a team-high 11 first-half points on perfect 4-of-4 shooting from the field. Twenty bench points in the first 20 minutes gave Minnesota a 35-26 halftime lead…