National Basketball Association
Minnesota 66, Stanford 63
When: 3:30 PM ET, Saturday, November 24, 2012
Where: Imperial Arena at Atlantis Resort, Nassau
Officials:
# Don Daily, # Terry Oglesby, # Andrew Walton
Attendance:
1845
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Minnesota 66, Stanford 63: Andre Hollins hit three free throws with less than a second remaining as the Golden Gophers held on to defeat the Cardinal in the fifth-place game at the Battle 4 Atlantis.
Trevor Mbakwe led the way off the bench for Minnesota (6-1) with 19 points and 12 rebounds while Rodney Williams scored 12.
After Dwight Powell knotted the game at 63 with 14 seconds remaining for Stanford (4-3), the Gophers lucked out when Hollins retrieved a loose ball that was nearly stolen by Powell near midcourt and launched a shot, drawing a foul on Chasson Randle right before the buzzer. After officials reviewed the play to see if the foul occurred before time expired, Hollins calmly sank all three of his free-throw attempts and Minnesota knocked away a long desperation pass to end the game.
Powell scored nine straight points to give the Cardinal a short-lived 50-49 advantage, but Mbawke answered with his team’s next eight points during a critical stretch that left the Gophers ahead 62-61. Hollins hit 1-of-2 from the foul line and Powell sank two free throws on the next possession, setting the stage for the thrilling finish.
Powell rebounded from a poor game on Friday to score a career-high 22 points.
GAME NOTEBOOK: This game was the first between the schools since Stanford crushed Minnesota 75-51 in the 2012 NIT Championship. … Following his career-high 41-point performance in Friday’s win over Memphis, Hollins went 1-of-8 from the field and scored just eight points, with four coming over the final 26 seconds. … Mbakwe recorded his 24th career double-double and first since tearing his anterior cruciate ligament on Nov. 27, 2011.
Top Game Performances
Stanford |
|
Minnesota |
Dwight Powell 22 |
Scoring |
Trevor Mbakwe 19 |
Christian Sanders 4 |
Assists |
Maverick Ahanmisi 2 |
Josh Huestis 6 |
Rebounds |
Trevor Mbakwe 12 |
Dwight Powell 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Andre Hollins 6 |
Andy Brown 2 |
Steals |
Maurice Walker 2 |
Andy Brown 2 |
Blocks |
Elliott Eliason 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Stanford
|
63 |
35.6 |
6-19 |
15-19 |
14 |
24 |
4 |
6 |
13 |
Minnesota
|
66 |
44.2 |
2-9 |
26-35 |
7 |
32 |
5 |
5 |
18 |