National Basketball Association
Minnesota 92, Seattle 57
When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, December 19, 2014
Where: Williams Arena, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Officials:
# Brian Dorsey, # Rob Kueneman, # Brooks Wells
Attendance:
12121
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Minnesota 92, Seattle 57: Carlos Morris registered a career-high 19 points as the Golden Gophers cruised to victory over the visiting Redhawks.
Morris made three 3-pointers en route to a 6-of-10 effort from the field while Andre Hollins also nailed three triples and scored 15 points for Minnesota (9-2), which won its 41st straight non-conference home game. Maurice Walker contributed 15 points and six rebounds for the Gophers.
Isiah Umipig posted 13 points for Seattle (5-6), which was playing its first-ever Big Ten opponent. Jadon Cohee chipped in 14 points while William Powell added seven points and six rebounds.
The Golden Gophers put on a defensive clinic in the first half, forcing 15 turnovers and coming up with 12 steals while limiting the Redhawks to 32-percent shooting. Morris' 3-pointer made it 38-15 with just under four minutes left and Minnesota went on to a 43-21 advantage at halftime.
Minnesota slowly increased the lead in the second half, with Nate Mason's three-point play making it 68-38 with 13:20 remaining. Mason finished with 15 points and six steals while DeAndre Mathieu managed just two points on 1-of-6 shooting, but garnered nine assists and six steals.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Mathieu had five steals in the first half for Minnesota, which had 11 assists and shot 55.6 percent in the opening 20 minutes. ... Freshman C Bakary Konate added nine points, eight rebounds and two blocks while C Elliott Eliason notched eight points for the Gophers, whose non-conference home win streak is second in the country only to Duke. ... The Gophers finished with 24 assists, their fourth straight game with 23 or more.
Top Game Performances
| Seattle |
|
Minnesota |
|
Jadon Cohee 14 |
Scoring |
Carlos Morris 19 |
|
Jadon Cohee 3 |
Assists |
Deandre Mathieu 9 |
|
William Powell 6 |
Rebounds |
Bakary Konate 8 |
|
Jadon Cohee 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Carlos Morris 4 |
|
Manroop Clair 1 |
Steals |
Nate Mason 6 |
|
Emmanuel Chibuogwu 1 |
Blocks |
Bakary Konate 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Seattle
|
57 |
36.7 |
5-19 |
16-23 |
11 |
26 |
2 |
3 |
21 |
| Minnesota
|
92 |
55.0 |
9-25 |
17-23 |
24 |
32 |
6 |
16 |
11 |
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