CHICAGO (Interstat) — Rutgers avenged a regular-season loss by rallying past Minnesota 72-67 in a Big Ten tournament game Wednesday at United Center.

The Scarlet Knights, who lost by 19 at Minnesota in February, overcame a two-point halftime deficit. Rutgers outscored the Golden Gophers 43-36 after intermission before an announced crowd of 16,122.

The result improved Rutgers to 14-18 and ended Minnesota’s season at 15-17. The Golden Gophers had been a 4.5-point pregame favorite. The total score went under the betting line of 136.5.