IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Forward Aaron White scored 18 points -- all in the second half -- as No. 14 Iowa overpowered Minnesota in the final 20 minutes en route to a 94-73 Big Ten victory on Sunday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
The Hawkeyes (15-3, 4-1 Big Ten) claimed their third straight conference win and extended their home winning streak to 20, one away from matching an all-time arena record.
Guard Josh Oglesby scored 17 points, guard Roy Devyn Marble had 16, center Gabriel Olaseni collected 12 and guard Mike Gesell added 11.
Guard Andre Hollins paced unranked Minnesota (14-5, 3-3) with a game-high 20 points while guard Austin Hollins added 12.
Iowa rallied from a 43-33 first-half deficit to nearly catch Minnesota by halftime and then blitzed the Golden Gophers with a 21-10 run over the first 5:29 of the second half to open a 62-53 lead.
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Minnesota had just three field goals in the final 7:25 and went scoreless for more than four minutes late in the game.
Iowa has scored 82 points or more in all but three games this season.
Neither team had much of an edge through most of a see-saw first half that featured 11 lead changes and four ties.
Iowa's largest early edge at 14-9 came at 12:21 after a pair of free throws by Olaseni. Minnesota went up 25-21 on guard Andre Hollins' baseline 3-pointer with 6:40 showing.
The Golden Gophers scored eight unanswered points in a 26-seconds span to open a 38-22 lead with 2:10 left.
They added five more as Andre Hollins connected on a 3-pointer with 1:28 showing and forward Joey King hit two free throws 15 seconds later for a double-digit but short-lived lead at 43-33.
The Hawkeyes rushed to close the gap to 43-41 with eight points in 1:05, including Gesell's layup and back-to-back 3-pointers from Ogelsby, the last coming with four seconds remaining.
Marble had six points in the first 2:05 as Iowa continued the run and opened a 52-46 lead. Less than 3 1/2 minutes later the Hawkeyes went up 62-53 after White's steal and layup.
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The lead hit 12 points at 71-59 with forward Jarrod Uthoff's layup with 10:54 showing.
Minnesota twice got as close as six but Iowa regained some distance and White's driving layup and three-point play restored a 12-point lead at 83-71 with 4:35 to play.
NOTES: Iowa's 84-74 win at then-No. 3 Ohio State on Jan. 12 was its first over a top-five team since an 83-65 triumph at No. 2 Missouri on Dec. 15, 2001. ... F Melsahn Basabe was honored prior to the game with a commemorative basketball for topping 1,000 career points on Jan. 9 against Northwestern. He has had double-doubles in each of the last two games. ... The Hawkeyes' three losses have come against teams with a combined 45-3 record. ... Sunday's game was Minnesota's fourth against a nationally-ranked foe. The Golden Gophers are 1-3, including last Sunday's 63-53 upset of No. 11 Ohio State ... Minnesota leads the Big Ten in steals per game (8.4) and free-throw shooting (.755) and is fourth in 3-pointers (7.7), assists (14.4) and rebounding margin (plus-3.7). ... The Golden Gophers still lead the all-time series 96-84. ... Both teams are back in action on Wednesday. Iowa travels to Michigan while Minnesota hosts No. 3 Wisconsin.
