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Minnesota 77, No. 1 Indiana 73: Trevor Mbakwe scored a season-high 21 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as the host Golden Gophers delivered a scintillating upset of the Hoosiers in Big Ten play.

Andre Hollins added 16 points and Minnesota (19-9, 7-8 Big Ten) rallied from an eight-point second-half deficit to win for just the fourth time in 12 games. It is the first time the Golden Gophers have defeated a top-ranked squad since beating Illinois in 1989.

Jordan Hulls scored 17 points and made five 3-pointers and Victor Oladipo added 16 points for Indiana (24-4, 12-3), which had a four-game winning streak snapped. Hoosiers star Cody Zeller had only nine points on 2-of-9 shooting.

Zeller’s three-point play with 4:39 left gave the Hoosiers a 59-58 lead before Minnesota used a 10-2 run to take a seven-point advantage on Joe Coleman’s fast-break dunk with 2:31 remaining. Indiana pulled within 76-73 on a 3-pointer by Hulls with 4.2 seconds left before Hollins hit one of two free throws to make it a two-possession game with 3.5 seconds to go.

Indiana led 34-30 at halftime and increased the lead to eight on Oladipo’s layup with 15:43 to play. The Golden Gophers responded with a 15-4 surge to take a 51-48 lead on a 3-pointer by Hollins with 8:54 remaining.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Minnesota had a dominating 44-30 rebounding advantage and had 23 offensive boards. … The 77 points allowed were the most given up by Indiana since defeating the Golden Gophers 88-81 on Jan. 12. … Minnesota had huge edges in points in the paint (40-22) and second-chance points (21-8).