National Basketball Association
Minnesota 86, Furman 76
When: 8:00 PM ET, Monday, December 22, 2014
Where: Williams Arena, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Officials:
# Donnie Eppler, # Tyler Ford, # Larry Scirotto
Attendance:
12287
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Minnesota 86, Furman 76: Joey King scored a season-high 19 points to lead a balanced Gophers attack as they pulled away late for a home win over the Paladins.
DeAndre Mathieu added 16 points, seven assists and five steals for Minnesota (10-2), which improved to 8-0 at home. Nate Mason scored 14 points off the bench, hitting 4-of-5 from 3-point range, while Maurice Walker chipped in with 11 points and seven rebounds.
Stephen Croone had a game-high 25 points to lead Furman (2-8), while Kendrec Ferrara added 18 points and 10 rebounds off the bench. Geoff Beans contributed 14 points, including four 3-pointers, while Daniel Fowler had 13 points, five assists and three steals.
The Gophers led throughout the first half, though Furman stayed close for a while, trailing by just five with 8:29 to go in the half. But an 11-0 run by Minnesota pushed the advantage to 16 with 5:11 to play, although the Paladins rallied back to within seven by halftime.
It was close throughout the second half, and Furman finally took its first lead on Beans' 3-pointer with 7:54 to play, which started a string of 10 lead changes over the next four minutes. The game was tied with 3:12 left, but Mathieu had a pair of layups sandwiching a Mason 3-pointer to push the Gophers' advantage to seven with 44 seconds to go and the Paladins never threatened again.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Minnesota shot 52.5 percent from the field, but hit just 6-of-19 from 3-point range. … The Golden Gophers won the rebound battle 38-31, grabbing 15 offensive boards in the process. … Minnesota finished with 15 steals among its 19 turnovers forced.
Top Game Performances
| Furman |
|
Minnesota |
|
Stephen Croone 25 |
Scoring |
Joey King 19 |
|
Daniel Fowler 5 |
Assists |
Deandre Mathieu 7 |
|
Kendrec Ferrara 10 |
Rebounds |
Maurice Walker 7 |
|
Stephen Croone 8 |
Free Throws Made |
Maurice Walker 5 |
|
Daniel Fowler 3 |
Steals |
Deandre Mathieu 5 |
|
Kris Acox 2 |
Blocks |
Elliott Eliason 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Furman
|
76 |
47.5 |
12-26 |
8-11 |
16 |
27 |
6 |
10 |
19 |
| Minnesota
|
86 |
52.5 |
6-19 |
16-26 |
17 |
35 |
4 |
15 |
14 |
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