National Basketball Association
Indiana 68, Minnesota 56
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Where: Williams Arena, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Officials:
# Paul Szelc, # Steve McJunkins, # Bill Ek
Attendance:
9686
By Field Level Media
Freshman forward Trayce Jackson-Davis posted his eighth double-double of the season with career-highs of 27 points and 16 rebounds, lifting Indiana to a 68-56 win at Minnesota on Wednesday night.
Devonte Green added 11 points for the Hoosiers (17-9, 7-8 Big Ten), who improved to 2-6 on the road this season. Sophomore forward Race Thompson, a Plymouth, Minn., native, chipped in with nine points and 10 rebounds off the bench for Indiana in a homecoming game.
Down 31-28 at halftime, Indiana was able to pull ahead in the second half by tightening up on defense, holding Minnesota to 26.7 percent shooting in the final 20 minutes. Indiana outscored Minnesota 10-0 in second-chance points.
Guards Payton Willis and Marcus Carr led Minnesota (12-13, 6-9) with 12 points apiece. Forward Daniel Oturu, Minnesota's leading scorer at 19.9 points per game entering the night, had 11 points on 5-of-15 shooting.
The Hoosiers established Jackson-Davis early. Coming off scoring just five points and grabbing two rebounds at Michigan, Jackson-Davis scored seven of IU's first 10 points and finished with 10 first-half points.
Minnesota led by as many as 10 points in the first half, but was unable to pull away. After Minnesota went up 23-13 on a jumper by forward Isaiah Ihnen, the Hoosiers answered with a 6-0 run that included a 3-pointer from Green and a driving layup from point guard Rob Phinisee.
Oturu put Minnesota back up 25-19 with an inside layup and it maintained its lead for the rest of the half.
After Indiana forward De'Ron Davis cut Minnesota's lead to 28-26 with a three-point play, the Golden Gophers went back inside to Oturu, whose own three-point play put Minnesota up 31-26 with 1:38 left in the half. Indiana got an inside basket from Thompson with 1:08 left, cutting Minnesota's lead to 31-28 at halftime.
Both teams struggled from the perimeter early. Indiana went 2 of 9 from 3-point range in the first half, while Minnesota went 2 of 11 from beyond the arc.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Indiana |
|
Minnesota |
|
Trayce Jackson-Davis 27 |
Scoring |
Marcus Carr 12 |
|
Rob Phinisee 6 |
Assists |
Marcus Carr 7 |
|
Trayce Jackson-Davis 16 |
Rebounds |
Daniel Oturu 14 |
|
Trayce Jackson-Davis 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Marcus Carr 5 |
|
Rob Phinisee 2 |
Steals |
Marcus Carr 1 |
|
Trayce Jackson-Davis 2 |
Blocks |
Daniel Oturu 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Indiana
|
68 |
44.4 |
4-14 |
16-22 |
15 |
38 |
5 |
4 |
10 |
| Minnesota
|
56 |
34.4 |
4-25 |
10-19 |
18 |
36 |
4 |
6 |
12 |
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