Golden Gophers Crush Black Knights, 91-46
Williams Arena
Minneapolis, MN
First Half
Brown nails a couple of jumpers and after he makes two free throws, Brown banks in a jumper. Tollackson and Nelson trade layups then after Nelson and McKenzie trade fast break layups, McKenzie banks in a layup to pull Minnesota to within six, 12-6, with 15:00 remaining. Hoffarber and McKenzie bank in layups and after Tollackson banks in a short turnaround jumper to tie the game, Hedgecock puts in a layup. Johnson dunks home a rebound then Hedgecock banks in a jumper to give Army the lead, 16-14, halfway through the first half. Tollackson sinks a jump hook and after Walker lays in a rebound, Coleman slams home a dunk to tie the game. Smith lays in a rebound and hits a jumper then after Hence nails a 3pter, McKenzie converts a 3-point play and Smith stuffs in a dunk to give the Golden Gophers a six point lead, 27-21, with less than 5:00 to go. Tollackson and Brown trade jumpers then after Tollackson makes 1 of 2 free throws and McKenzie hits a 3pter, Brown swishes a jumper. Tollackson slams in a dunk and after Brown puts in a layup and Hence drops in a runner, Payton and Brown trade layups as Minnesota takes a six point lead into the break.
Minnesota 37, Army 31
Second Half
Hence lays in a rebound and after Coleman nails a couple of jumpers, Walker lays in a rebound. Smith, McKenzie and Coleman each bank in layups then after Smith makes 1 of 2 free throws, Coleman banks in a short jumper as Minnesota jumps out on a 13-4 run to start the half and opens up a 15-point lead, 50-35, with just under 15:00 remaining. Doug Williams lays in a rebound then after Coleman swishes a short turnaround jumper, Coleman and Hedgecock trade short turnaround jumpers. Tollackson puts in a layup and after Walker makes 1 of 2 free throws, Tollackson lays in a rebound and Smith hits a short jumper to give the Golden Gophers a 20-point lead, 60-40, midway through the second half. Coleman and Jonathan Williams hit hooks and after Abu-Shamala banks in a layup on a fast break, Walker drains a couple of runners. Nolen nails a jumper and Jonathan Williams lays in a rebound then after Abu-Shamala makes two free throws and a 3pter, Nolen and McDonald trade layups as Minnesota is on a 17-6 run and now leads by 31, 77-46, with just under 5:00 to go. Westbrook puts in a layup and Hoffarber buries a couple of 3pters and after Abu-Shamala lays in a rebound, Hoffarber and Busch drop in layups as the Golden Gophers pull away for the win.
Code:
1 2 F
Army 31 15 46
Minnesota 37 54 91
Army Black Knights
Starters min fgm-a ftm-a off reb ast pf pts
M.Nelson 33 2-7 0-0 0 2 3 0 4
J.Brown 28 7-18 2-2 0 1 0 1 16
J.Hence 28 3-5 0-0 1 6 2 0 7
C.Bates 21 0-3 0-0 0 5 2 3 0
C.Walker 24 3-10 1-3 4 5 0 1 7
Bench min fgm-a ftm-a off reb ast pf pts
N.Hedgecock 10 3-8 0-0 1 2 0 0 6
J.Miller 11 0-1 0-1 0 1 0 0 0
J.Bryant 9 0-4 0-0 0 1 1 0 0
K.Brewer 15 1-4 0-0 0 0 3 1 2
D.Williams 9 1-1 0-0 1 3 1 1 2
M.McDonald 5 1-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 2
E.Zastoupil 9 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 21-63 3-6 7 27 12 7 46
PCT: .333 FG, .500 FT
3-PT FG: 1-15, .067 (M.Nelson 0-2, J.Brown 0-6,
J.Hence 1-2, N.Hedgecock 0-1, J.Miller 0-1, J.Bryant 0-3).
Turnovers: 16 (J.Brown 4, M.Nelson 3, J.Hence 2,
N.Hedgecock 2, C.Bates, C.Walker, J.Miller, J.Bryant,
K.Brewer).
Blocks: 1 (C.Walker).
Minnesota Golden Gophers
Starters min fgm-a ftm-a off reb ast pf pts
K.Payton 28 1-4 0-2 3 3 5 0 2
L.McKenzie 28 6-11 1-1 1 4 2 0 14
B.Smith 21 5-10 1-2 3 4 1 2 11
D.Coleman 22 7-13 0-0 1 4 0 1 14
S.Tollackson 26 8-16 1-3 5 16 0 1 17
Bench min fgm-a ftm-a off reb ast pf pts
B.Hoffarber 17 4-9 0-0 0 0 2 0 10
J.Williams 11 2-3 0-0 1 8 0 1 4
J.Abu-Shamala 15 3-5 2-2 2 4 1 0 9
A.Nolen 11 2-4 0-0 1 1 1 0 4
D.Johnson 14 1-2 0-0 1 7 0 0 2
L.Westbrook 5 1-1 0-0 0 0 1 1 2
T.Busch 2 1-1 0-0 1 2 0 0 2
Totals 41-79 5-10 19 53 13 6 91
PCT: .519 FG, .500 FT
3-PT FG: 4-9, .444 (L.McKenzie 1-3, Hoffarber 2-4,
J.Abu-Shamala 1-1, D.Johnson 0-1).
Turnovers: 10 (S.Tollackson 3, A.Nolen 2, D.Johnson
2, L.McKenzie, B.Smith, B.Hoffarber).
Blocks: 2 (J.Williams, D.Johnson).
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