Minnesota has a history with UCLA in the NCAA Tournament, but Wednesday night was their first matchup ever matchup at Pauley Pavilion. The red-hot Gophers staged a 17-point comeback to leave L.A. with an impressive 64-61 win over the Bruins.

The Gophers' Dawson Garcia plays the game near the rim Tuesday against UCLA, when he scored 32 points. (Brad Rempel/University of Minnesota)

Dawson Garcia had a season-high 32 points, 27 in the second half, as the Gophers beat UCLA 64-61 Tuesday night. The Gophers were down as many as 17 points in the first half; Lu'Cye Patterson had the game-winning lay-up with 7 seconds left.

Somehow the Minnesota Gophers found a way to take the lead in the final minute and beat UCLA 64-61 in Pauley Pavilion. Dawson Garcia started slowly but was red-hot in the second half, equaling UCLA’s total point production in the final 20 minutes with 27 as the Gophers erased an 11-point deficit at the break.