National Basketball Association
Minnesota 58, Chicago St. 55
When: 1:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 22, 2022
Where: Williams Arena, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Officials:
# John Gaffney, # Eric Curry, # John Floyd
Attendance:
8736
By Field Level Media
Dawson Garcia scored 18 points to lead Minnesota to a 58-55 home win over Chicago State on Thursday in Minneapolis.
Jamison Battle added 14 points for Minnesota (6-6), which has won two straight following a five-game losing streak.
Wesley Cardet Jr. scored 17 points and Elijah Weaver had 16 points in defeat for Chicago State (3-12), which has lost 10 of its past 11 games.
Minnesota prevailed despite going 4 of 20 from 3-point range and 4 of 11 from the free-throw line. The difference in the game came in the paint, where the Golden Gophers had 30 points compared to 14 for the Cougars.
Chicago State finished 7 of 20 from 3-point territory and 14 of 18 from the free-throw line.
Chicago State held a 55-54 lead with 2:53 remaining in the game, but Minnesota took a 58-55 lead with 1:14 left after a basket by Battle and a dunk by Treyton Thompson.
The Cougars got a stop with 21 seconds left and had a chance to tie, but Weaver couldn't convert a 3-pointer before the buzzer sounded to end the game.
Minnesota held a 52-46 lead with 6:26 remaining, but Chicago State scored seven straight to go up 53-52 with 3:34 left.
The Golden Gophers went ahead 44-34 with 16:23 remaining, but Chicago State mounted a comeback.
The Cougars reeled off 10 straight points to tie the game at 44-44 with 11:44 left, then took a 46-44 lead 27 seconds later on Jahsean Corbett's two foul shots.
Chicago State held a 10-8 lead with 12:54 remaining in the first half, but Minnesota took control of the half after that.
The Golden Gophers went on a 12-0 spree to take a 20-10 lead with 8:59 remaining before the half and then went up 26-14 less than three minutes later on a 3-pointer by Battle off a fast break.
Minnesota took its biggest lead of the half, 15 points, when Battle hit his second three-pointer to go up 33-18 with 3:41 remaining until halftime. He was 2 of 8 from long range on the day.
Chicago State finished the first half strong, cutting Minnesota's lead to 38-30 at halftime following a 9-3 surge over the final three minutes of the half.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Chicago St. |
|
Minnesota |
|
Wesley Cardet Jr. 17 |
Scoring |
Dawson Garcia 18 |
|
Elijah Weaver 5 |
Assists |
Ta'Lon Cooper 9 |
|
Jahsean Corbett 10 |
Rebounds |
Braeden Carrington 7 |
|
Wesley Cardet Jr. 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Dawson Garcia 2 |
|
Bryce Johnson 3 |
Steals |
Jamison Battle 2 |
|
Wesley Cardet Jr. 1 |
Blocks |
Dawson Garcia 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Chicago St.
|
55 |
37.8 |
7-20 |
14-18 |
12 |
30 |
1 |
7 |
13 |
| Minnesota
|
58 |
44.6 |
4-20 |
4-11 |
19 |
34 |
3 |
6 |
11 |
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