National Basketball Association
Michigan 83, Minnesota 75
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, January 17, 2013
Where: Williams Arena, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Officials:
# Pat Driscoll, # Mike Eades, # Terry Oglesby
Attendance:
14625
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No. 5 Michigan 83, No. 12 Minnesota 75: Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 17 of his 21 points in the first half and the visiting Wolverines recovered from their first loss of the season in impressive fashion.
Hardaway was 6-for-7 from the floor and 4-for-5 from beyond the arc in the first half. His teammates poured it on after the break when the Wolverines (17-1, 4-1 Big Ten) turned a six-point lead into a 19-point advantage before holding on to defeat the Golden Gophers for the eighth time in nine meetings.
Austin Hollins led 12th-ranked Minnesota (15-3, 3-2) with a career-high 21 points. Trevor Mbakwe had 13 points, 10 rebounds and a career high-tying five blocked shots, but it wasn't enough to prevent Minnesota from losing its second straight since an 11-game winning streak.
After an Elliott Eliason basket pulled Minnesota within 30-28 late in the first half, the Gophers went cold while the explosive Wolverines went into another gear. Hardaway's dunk on a feed from Trey Burke made it 42-32 early in the second half.
Moments later, Nik Stauskas scored five points in 18 seconds and Glenn Robinson III had a steal and a 360-degree slam to make it 56-37 with 13:41 to go. Minnesota rallied but never got closer than seven points down the stretch.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The teams combined to shoot 61.1 percent (11-for-18) from 3-point range in the first half, but 43.8 percent (14-for-32) inside the arc. ... Minnesota made eight of its first 10 3-pointers. It missed its last six. ... Burke had 18 points, nine assists and just one turnover.
Top Game Performances
| Michigan |
|
Minnesota |
|
Tim Hardaway, Jr. 21 |
Scoring |
Austin Hollins 21 |
|
Trey Burke 9 |
Assists |
Joe Coleman 6 |
|
Tim Hardaway, Jr. 6 |
Rebounds |
Trevor Mbakwe 10 |
|
Trey Burke 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Trevor Mbakwe 5 |
|
Tim Hardaway, Jr. 3 |
Steals |
Austin Hollins 4 |
|
Tim Hardaway, Jr. 2 |
Blocks |
Trevor Mbakwe 5 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Michigan
|
83 |
54.9 |
10-20 |
17-25 |
19 |
20 |
4 |
13 |
12 |
| Minnesota
|
75 |
48.1 |
8-16 |
17-27 |
16 |
30 |
6 |
10 |
15 |
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