National Basketball Association
Minnesota 75, Indiana 74
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 15, 2017
Where: Williams Arena, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Officials:
# Chris Beaver, # Brian Dorsey, # Donnie Eppley
Attendance:
11658
By The Sports Xchange
Akeem Springs made a jump shot with three seconds remaining to give Minnesota a 75-74 victory over Indiana on Wednesday night in Minneapolis.
Springs, who was 2 for 13 from the field, followed his missed 3-point attempt with the winning shot.
The Hoosiers' James Blackmon Jr. missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer as the Golden Gophers (19-7, 7-6 Big Ten) held on to win the game that featured 10 lead changes and six ties.
Nate Mason scored 18 of his game-high 30 points in the first half to lead Minnesota. Amir Coffey added 17 points and Jordan Murphy had 14 points and 15 rebounds.
Indiana (15-12, 5-9) was led by Blackmon's 22 points and six rebounds. Juwan Morgan had 14 points and seven rebounds for the Hoosiers.
After De'Ron Davis made a layup with 2:26 left to give Indiana a 69-64 lead, the Golden Gophers came back to take a 71-70 lead on two free throws by Murphy with 1:06 left.
After the teams traded baskets, the Hoosiers' Thomas Bryant made two free throws with 17 seconds left to give Indiana a 74-73 lead and set the stage for Springs.
Mason nearly reached his season high of 19 points in the first half as he scored 18 on 5 of 13 shooting from the field. He scored more than half of his team's points as Minnesota led 33-29 at halftime.
Indiana rallied back after the Golden Gophers built a 42-33 lead with 16:35 left in the second half.
The Hoosiers scored nine straight points -- six from Morgan -- to take a 51-49 lead with 10:07 remaining.
Top Game Performances
Indiana |
|
Minnesota |
James Blackmon Jr 22 |
Scoring |
Nate Mason 30 |
Thomas Bryant 2 |
Assists |
Eric Curry 4 |
Thomas Bryant 10 |
Rebounds |
Jordan Murphy 15 |
Juwan Morgan 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Nate Mason 11 |
Josh Newkirk 2 |
Steals |
Eric Curry 2 |
Juwan Morgan 2 |
Blocks |
Reggie Lynch 4 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Indiana
|
74 |
34.7 |
7-27 |
15-18 |
11 |
46 |
5 |
6 |
14 |
Minnesota
|
75 |
38.7 |
6-18 |
21-28 |
14 |
39 |
9 |
5 |
12 |