National Basketball Association
Minnesota 66, Indiana 60
When: 8:15 PM ET, Saturday, February 8, 2014
Where: Williams Arena, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Officials:
# Bill Ek, # Larry Scirotto, # Lamont Simpson
Attendance:
14625
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Minnesota 66, Indiana 60: Deandre Mathieu scored 16 points and Maurice Walker added 14 points and eight rebounds to help the host Golden Gophers snap their three-game losing streak.
Walker shot 7-of-11 from the field and Andre Hollins chipped in 10 points for Minnesota (16-8, 5-6 Big Ten), which bounced back from Wednesday’s triple-overtime loss at Purdue by forcing 16 turnovers. Austin Hollins contributed eight points to help the Golden Gophers win their second in a row against Indiana.
Yogi Ferrell led Indiana (14-9, 4-6) with 14 points on 5-of-16 shooting while freshman Noah Vonleh posted his Big Ten-leading 10th double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds. Troy Williams and Will Sheehey added 11 points apiece.
Minnesota trailed by 11 before closing the first half on an 8-3 run to cut the deficit to 36-30 at the break. The Hoosiers committed nine turnovers in the first 11-plus minutes of the second half, enabling the Golden Gophers to pull ahead 53-49 on Malik Smith’s 3-pointer with 9:07 remaining.
Vonleh scored with 36 seconds left to cut the lead to 62-60, but Mathieu scored the final four points to keep Minnesota’s NCAA Tournament hopes alive. Indiana, which outrebounded the Golden Gophers 35-30, lost at Minnesota for the second straight season after visiting last year as the nation’s top-ranked team.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Minnesota F Joey King made his first start of the season and finished with four points and two rebounds. … Ferrell, who scored 27 points in last Sunday’s 63-52 victory over Michigan, missed his final two shots after scoring with 1:25 left to cut the lead to 60-58. … Minnesota C Elliott Eliason had four points and three rebounds along with three blocked shots.
Top Game Performances
Indiana |
|
Minnesota |
Kevin Ferrell 14 |
Scoring |
Deandre Mathieu 16 |
Kevin Ferrell 4 |
Assists |
Deandre Mathieu 5 |
Noah Vonleh 12 |
Rebounds |
Maurice Walker 8 |
Jeremy Hollowell 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Deandre Mathieu 6 |
Kevin Ferrell 2 |
Steals |
Austin Hollins 2 |
Noah Vonleh 2 |
Blocks |
Elliott Eliason 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Indiana
|
60 |
44.0 |
5-14 |
11-16 |
8 |
30 |
8 |
7 |
16 |
Minnesota
|
66 |
44.8 |
5-16 |
9-11 |
14 |
27 |
5 |
7 |
10 |