The Minnesota Golden Gophers moved to 67-66 over the Northwestern Wildcats at 9:00 PM EDT on BTN at Williams Arena, with both teams listed at 0-0 in the Regular Season.
First half
The Gophers put up 39 points in the first half while Northwestern scored 29 in the opening half.
Minnesota built its biggest lead at 16 behind 54 percent shooting on 44 field goal attempts.
The Gophers leaned on 34 points in the paint on 25 attempts, and Minnesota finished at 73 percent at the rim on 11 tries.
Minnesota also generated 16 points off turnovers while forcing Northwestern into 8 turnovers, and the Gophers collected 6 steals in the game.
Northwestern kept pace early with 18 assists and an assists-to-turnover ratio of 2.57 while shooting 43 percent on 53 attempts.
Second half
Northwestern scored 37 points after halftime while Minnesota scored 28, and the Wildcats got 10 fast break points to pressure the margin.
Minnesota answered the push by going 13-for-16 at the line for 81 percent and by holding Northwestern to 3 steals while protecting key possessions despite 11 total turnovers.
The Gophers finished with 61 percent effective field goal rate and 66 percent true shooting, and Minnesota closed with 0 remaining timeouts after 2 lead changes.
Northwestern produced 12 second-chance points on 11 offensive boards, and the Wildcats added 12 bench points while finishing at 86 percent on 14 free throw attempts.
After the horn
Minnesota Golden Gophers post-match stats show a 77 efficiency mark for the Gophers against 65 for Northwestern, with Minnesota posting 26 rebounds and Northwestern totaling 28.
Isaac Asuma’s previous-game line included 14 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 assists, and
Langston Reynolds’ previous-game line included 21 points.
Cade Tyson’s previous-game line included 15 points, and
Grayson Grove’s previous-game line included 6 assists.
The Minnesota Golden Gophers final whistle reaction centered on a 67-66 result that featured 0 ties and 2 lead changes in Minneapolis.
The post game analysis pointed to Minnesota’s 18-for-27 on 2-point attempts for 67 percent as the separator against Northwestern’s 15-for-30 for 50 percent.
The Minnesota Golden Gophers coach post-game reaction came after a conference game played in front of 8760 at Williams Arena, and fans can run it back by sharing this article and sending it to a fellow Gophers supporter.
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