National Basketball Association
Michigan 62, Minnesota 57
When: 1:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 10, 2015
Where: Crisler Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Officials:
# Mike Eades, # Glenn Mayborg, # Terry Wymer
Attendance:
12707
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Michigan 62, Minnesota 57: Caris LeVert and Derrick Walton Jr. scored 15 points apiece to lead the host Wolverines over the Golden Gophers in Big Ten play.
Ricky Doyle added 12 points and a team-high six rebounds for Michigan (10-6, 3-1 Big Ten), which rolled of its fourth win in its last five games. Zak Irvin contributed 12 points and four rebounds and LeVert also notched a game-high four steals for the Wolverines, who forced 17 Minnesota turnovers.
Andre Hollins' 18 points led the offense for the Golden Gophers (11-6, 0-4), who have lost four in a row following an 11-2 start. Carlos Morris totaled 16 points, four rebounds and two steals and Maurice Walker grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds to go with five points for Minnesota, which outrebounded Michigan 37-31.
The Wolverines got off to a 9-3 start, with four quick points from LeVert as Minnesota missed eight of its first nine attempts from the field committed three early turnovers. The Golden Gophers turned things around with the 3-point attack, however, knocking down 5-of-11 in the opening 20, led by a pair from Hollins, while Michigan missed all eight of its first half attempts from beyond the arc to hit the locker room at halftime facing a 27-25 deficit.
After the break, following a jumper from LeVert that pushed the Wolverines ahead 32-31 in the opening minutes, an 18-8 Minnesota run, capped by a 3-pointer from Nate Mason ran the Golden Gophers lead to 49-40 with just over nine minutes remaining. Michigan roared back, with Walton's go-ahead 3-pointer with just under 3 1/2 minutes remaining highlighting a furious 17-3 run from which Minnesota would never recover.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Michigan has beaten Minnesota seven straight times and in 11 of the last 12 meetings, improving to 89-65 against the Golden Gophers all-time. ... Minnesota recorded only 10 assists to offset its 17 turnovers. .... The Wolverines, who entered play allowing opponents a Big Ten-worst 44 percent from the field, held the Gophers to a mere 38.8 percent.
Top Game Performances
| Minnesota |
|
Michigan |
|
Andre Hollins 18 |
Scoring |
Caris LeVert 15 |
|
Nate Mason 3 |
Assists |
Derrick Walton Jr 3 |
|
Maurice Walker 10 |
Rebounds |
Ricky Doyle 6 |
|
Andre Hollins 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Zak Irvin 5 |
|
Deandre Mathieu 2 |
Steals |
Caris LeVert 4 |
|
Maurice Walker 1 |
Blocks |
Kameron Chatman 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Minnesota
|
57 |
38.8 |
8-22 |
11-20 |
10 |
36 |
1 |
6 |
17 |
| Michigan
|
62 |
40.4 |
4-18 |
16-20 |
9 |
28 |
2 |
9 |
9 |
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