National Basketball Association
Minnesota 67, Indiana 63
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Where: Williams Arena, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Officials:
# Steven Skiles, # Ted Valentine, # Earl Walton
Attendance:
12727
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A pair of 10-point spurts in the second half propelled No. 21 Minnesota to a 67-63 home win over Indiana Tuesday evening.
The Golden Gophers (12-3, 1-2 Big Ten) trailed by six at halftime but scored 10 straight to pull ahead 40-38 with 13:43 remaining. The lead changed hands three more times before another 10-0 run put Minnesota up 59-51 at the 5:15 mark.
Indiana (9-7, 0-3) got within 65-63 on a 3-pointer by Verdell Jones with 7.2 seconds to go, but Blake Hoffarber hit a pair of free throws to seal the outcome.
Hoffarber led all scorers with 16 points for Minnesota, while Al Nolen added 14. Jones and Victor Oladipo each scored 13 points for the Hoosiers, who came into the game ranked among the nation's leaders in field-goal percentage but were held to 23-of-61 shooting (37.7 percent) Tuesday.
Top Game Performances
| Indiana |
|
Minnesota |
|
Verdell Jones III 13 |
Scoring |
Blake Hoffarber 16 |
|
Jeremiah Rivers 4 |
Assists |
Al Nolen 4 |
|
Maurice Creek 5 |
Rebounds |
Trevor Mbakwe 16 |
|
Victor Oladipo 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Al Nolen 5 |
|
Christian Watford 3 |
Steals |
Al Nolen 4 |
|
Derek Elston 1 |
Blocks |
Trevor Mbakwe 5 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Indiana
|
63 |
37.7 |
7-20 |
10-12 |
12 |
26 |
5 |
9 |
|
| Minnesota
|
67 |
41.5 |
5-14 |
18-28 |
11 |
39 |
10 |
5 |
|