National Basketball Association
Minnesota 72, Richmond 57
When: 7:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 18, 2012
Where: Williams Arena, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Officials:
# Les Jones, # Mike Sanzere, # Todd Williams
Attendance:
11341
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Minnesota 72, Richmond 57: Rodney Williams Jr. scored 15 points and Andre Hollins produced nine of his 14 in a second-half run that upended the visiting Spiders.
Austin Collins scored 13 points and Joe Coleman had 10 for Minnesota (4-0).
Derrick Williams had 16 points to lead the way for Richmond (3-1). Kendall Anthony contributed 13 for the Spiders, who shot 22-for-66 from the field (33 percent).
After trailing by as many as nine points in the first half, the Golden Gophers took a one-point lead into the break. A 9-0 run by Richmond put the Spiders back ahead at 49-42 with 10 minutes remaining, but Minnesota answered with a 12-0 run of its own.
Andre Hollins sparked the run by scoring nine unanswered points for Minnesota. His 3-pointer gave the Golden Gophers the lead for good at 51-49, and another 3-pointer with 3:53 remaining stretched the lead to 61-53.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Darien Brothers, the lone returning starter from the 2010-11 Richmond team that reached the Sweet 16, struggled from the floor. He came in averaging 19.7 points and shooting 59.4 percent from the field, but finished 1-for-11 with two points. … Minnesota forward Trevor Mbakwe, who is coming back from a season-ending knee injury last November, recorded season highs of nine points, 12 rebounds and 27 minutes of playing time. … The Golden Gophers host No. 9 Duke on Thursday.
Top Game Performances
| Richmond |
|
Minnesota |
|
Derrick Williams 16 |
Scoring |
Rodney Williams 15 |
|
Darien Brothers 3 |
Assists |
Andre Hollins 7 |
|
Alonzo Nelson-Ododa 4 |
Rebounds |
Trevor Mbakwe 12 |
|
Kendall Anthony 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Austin Hollins 5 |
|
Cedrick Lindsay 3 |
Steals |
Andre Hollins 3 |
|
Alonzo Nelson-Ododa 2 |
Blocks |
Andre Hollins 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Richmond
|
57 |
33.3 |
4-20 |
9-13 |
9 |
20 |
2 |
15 |
11 |
| Minnesota
|
72 |
56.5 |
5-10 |
15-21 |
17 |
37 |
9 |
5 |
19 |
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