Garcia scored eight points in a 11-3 late surge, including both free throws for a four-point lead with 18.7 seconds left.
The basketball world is mourning the death of 51-year-old Brent Haskins, who died recently at a hospital in the Twin Cities.
Dawson Garcia scored 24 points and Brennan Rigsby scored 15 points and Minnesota managed to survive Yale for a 59-56 win.