National Basketball Association
Minnesota 76, Central Michigan 56
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Where: Williams Arena, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Officials:
# Tom O'Neill, # Jim Schippers, # Scott Thornley
Attendance:
10290
By SportsDirect Inc.
Julian Welch had a team-high 15 points to lead Minnesota to a 76-56 blowout victory over visiting Central Michigan on Tuesday at Williams Arena.
Welch, who tallied 11 points in a victory over St. Peter’s last time out, has scored in double digits in eight consecutive games for the Gophers (11-1), who won their fifth straight since losing to Dayton on Nov. 17.
Minnesota had 10 first-half turnovers but shot 52 percent from the field en route to a 34-23 halftime lead. Austin Hollins and Joe Coleman added 12 points each for the Gophers, who held an opponent to under 60 points for the ninth time.
Central Michigan (4-5), which lost its third consecutive game, continued its offensive struggles. The Chippewas entered ranked 290th in the nation in field-goal percentage and finished just 35 percent from the floor, including 28 percent in the first half.
Trey Zeigler, Central Michigan’s leading scorer, finished with a game-high 19 points. Freshman Austin McBroom added 16 on 5-of-5 shooting from 3-point range for the Chippewas, who fell to 0-3 all-time against the Gophers.
Top Game Performances
| Central Michigan |
|
Minnesota |
|
Trey Zeigler 19 |
Scoring |
Julian Welch 15 |
|
Trey Zeigler 4 |
Assists |
Rodney Williams 5 |
|
Olivier Mbaigoto 6 |
Rebounds |
Rodney Williams 8 |
|
Trey Zeigler 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Julian Welch 4 |
|
Derek Jackson 3 |
Steals |
Chip Armelin 2 |
|
Andre Coimbra 2 |
Blocks |
Rodney Williams 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Central Michigan
|
56 |
35.6 |
7-17 |
7-11 |
8 |
20 |
3 |
10 |
12 |
| Minnesota
|
76 |
57.4 |
8-17 |
14-18 |
24 |
33 |
8 |
7 |
18 |
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