National Basketball Association
Minnesota 72, Rutgers 63
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 11, 2017
Where: Louis Brown Athletic Center, Piscataway, New Jersey
Officials:
# Steve McJunkins, # Kelly Pfeifer, # Lamont Simpson
Attendance:
6008
By The Sports Xchange
PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Jordan Murphy recorded his second straight double-double, scoring 17 points with 11 rebounds in Minnesota's 72-63 win over Rutgers on Saturday at the Rutgers Athletic Center.
Murphy fouled out with 2:28 left and the Gophers leading 68-61. He scored 25 points and grabbed 19 rebounds in the 101-89 double-overtime win against Iowa on Wednesday,
Minnesota has won three straight after dropping five in a row. Nate Mason added 16 points and five assists, Amir Coffey contributed 12 points and five assists and Eric Curry added 11 points off the bench.
The Gophers (18-7, 6-6 Big Ten) outrebounded Rutgers, one of the better rebounding squads in the Big Ten, by 40-34, getting 20 second-chance points.
C.J. Gettys and Mike Williams led Rutgers (13-13, 2-11), with 14 points each.
Mason's layup with 3:29 remaining moved Minnesota's lead to 68-61. Rutgers went 2:11 after that without a basket.
A layup from Coffey provided the Gophers with a 66-56 edge, but the Scarlet Knights stormed back with a 5-0 run to cut the lead to 66-61 with 3:48 to play.
The Gophers started the second half with two 3-pointers from Mason, pushing their lead to 49-37.
Minnesota connected on all four of its shots in the latter stages of the half, taking a 43-34 into the break. Murphy and Coffey combined for 25 of those points.
An 11-2 run extended the Gophers' lead to 34-23, their largest to that point.
Top Game Performances
| Minnesota |
|
Rutgers |
|
Jordan Murphy 17 |
Scoring |
C.J. Gettys 14 |
|
Amir Coffey 5 |
Assists |
Corey Sanders 5 |
|
Jordan Murphy 11 |
Rebounds |
C.J. Gettys 8 |
|
Nate Mason 4 |
Free Throws Made |
C.J. Gettys 4 |
|
Amir Coffey 2 |
Steals |
DeShawn Freeman 2 |
|
Reggie Lynch 3 |
Blocks |
DeShawn Freeman 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Minnesota
|
72 |
46.7 |
3-17 |
13-15 |
16 |
35 |
5 |
6 |
11 |
| Rutgers
|
63 |
41.7 |
3-14 |
10-22 |
11 |
30 |
4 |
7 |
9 |
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