National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 71, South Dakota State 55
When: 8:00 PM ET, Monday, November 14, 2011
Where: Williams Arena, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Officials: # Bill Ek, # Ted Hillary, # Winston Smith
Attendance: 10460
Where: Williams Arena, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Officials: # Bill Ek, # Ted Hillary, # Winston Smith
Attendance: 10460
Minnesota, down by five just over five minutes into the second half, went on a 12-0 run and rolled to a 71-55 victory over South Dakota State.
The Golden Gophers (2-0) outscored the Jackrabbits 26-10 down the stretch.
Freshman guard Andre Ingram’s layup broke the 45-all tie and put the Golden Gophers ahead for good. Oto Osenieks followed with a 3-pointer. After two Trevor Mbakwe free throws, Joe Coleman was fouled by the Jackrabbits’ Brayden Carlson and converted a three-point play.
South Dakota State (1-1) was led by junior guard Nick Wolters, who had 20 points, including half of the Jackrabbits’ six 3-point field goals.
The Gophers spread their scoring around among 10 players, with Mbakwe hitting 5 of 6 shots for a team-high 15 points.
Top Game Performances
| South Dakota State | Minnesota | |
| Nate Wolters 20 | Scoring | Trevor Mbakwe 17 |
| Nate Wolters 6 | Assists | Rodney Williams 4 |
| Taevaunn Prince 10 | Rebounds | Trevor Mbakwe 10 |
| Taevaunn Prince 6 | Free Throws Made | Trevor Mbakwe 5 |
| Chad White 2 | Steals | Rodney Williams 3 |
| Brayden Carlson 1 | Blocks | Trevor Mbakwe 4 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| South Dakota State | 55 | 36.5 | 6-20 | 11-21 | 8 | 31 | 2 | 8 | |
| Minnesota | 71 | 57.4 | 6-14 | 11-21 | 19 | 30 | 9 | 14 |