National Basketball Association
Minnesota 70, Appalachian St. 56
When: 8:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Where: Williams Arena, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Officials:
# Eric Curry, # Brian Dorsey, # Terry Oglesby
Attendance:
10782
By SportsDirect Inc.
Rodney Williams scored 18 points in another fine all-around performance as Minnesota pulled away late to down visiting Appalachian State 70-56 Tuesday.
Williams, who has made the move from small forward to power forward since the Golden Gophers (9-1) lost star Trevor Mbakwe three games ago, added six rebounds and five blocks.
Since Mbakwe suffered his season-ending knee injury in Minnesota’s only loss to Dayton on Nov. 27, Williams has averaged 14.6 points, 7.6 rebounds and 3.3 blocks.
The Gophers outscored the Mountaineers 42-10 in the paint.
Although Minnesota established a 10-point lead in the first half, Appalachian State (4-4) trimmed the deficit to 32-30 by halftime and played the Gophers tight for most of the second half. The Mountaineers took the lead for the final time at 52-50 on a 3-pointer by Omar Carter with 5:23 remaining.
But Williams responded with one of the Gophers’ two 3-pointers in the game, and Chip Armelin converted a three-point play off a steal from Minnesota’s full-court pressure, contributing to a game-ending 20-4 run.
Carter scored 18 points to lead the Mountaineers, who have dropped two straight.
Top Game Performances
| Appalachian St. |
|
Minnesota |
|
Omar Carter 18 |
Scoring |
Rodney Williams 18 |
|
Omar Carter 3 |
Assists |
Maverick Ahanmisi 5 |
|
Issac Butts 8 |
Rebounds |
Rodney Williams 6 |
|
Omar Carter 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Julian Welch 6 |
|
Issac Butts 1 |
Steals |
Maverick Ahanmisi 2 |
|
Jamaal Trice 1 |
Blocks |
Rodney Williams 5 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Appalachian St.
|
56 |
35.3 |
9-21 |
11-15 |
11 |
24 |
2 |
3 |
12 |
| Minnesota
|
70 |
54.0 |
2-6 |
14-19 |
18 |
32 |
6 |
8 |
9 |
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