National Basketball Association
Minnesota 71, South Dakota State 55
When: 8:00 PM ET, Monday, November 14, 2011
Where: Williams Arena, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Officials:
# Bill Ek, # Ted Hillary, # Winston Smith
Attendance:
10460
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Minnesota, down by five just over five minutes into the second half, went on a 12-0 run and rolled to a 71-55 victory over South Dakota State.
The Golden Gophers (2-0) outscored the Jackrabbits 26-10 down the stretch.
Freshman guard Andre Ingram’s layup broke the 45-all tie and put the Golden Gophers ahead for good. Oto Osenieks followed with a 3-pointer. After two Trevor Mbakwe free throws, Joe Coleman was fouled by the Jackrabbits’ Brayden Carlson and converted a three-point play.
South Dakota State (1-1) was led by junior guard Nick Wolters, who had 20 points, including half of the Jackrabbits’ six 3-point field goals.
The Gophers spread their scoring around among 10 players, with Mbakwe hitting 5 of 6 shots for a team-high 15 points.
Top Game Performances
| South Dakota State |
|
Minnesota |
|
Nate Wolters 20 |
Scoring |
Trevor Mbakwe 17 |
|
Nate Wolters 6 |
Assists |
Rodney Williams 4 |
|
Taevaunn Prince 10 |
Rebounds |
Trevor Mbakwe 10 |
|
Taevaunn Prince 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Trevor Mbakwe 5 |
|
Chad White 2 |
Steals |
Rodney Williams 3 |
|
Brayden Carlson 1 |
Blocks |
Trevor Mbakwe 4 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| South Dakota State
|
55 |
36.5 |
6-20 |
11-21 |
8 |
31 |
2 |
8 |
|
| Minnesota
|
71 |
57.4 |
6-14 |
11-21 |
19 |
30 |
9 |
14 |
|