Minnesota Golden Gophers at Iowa Hawkeyes
· NCAA Men's BasketballMcCaffrey, Sandfort help Iowa erase 20-point deficit, beat Minnesota 90-85
Tony Perkins added 12 of his 18 in the second half and Owen Freeman had 17 points, 14 rebounds and four blocks for Iowa (14-10, 6-7 Big Ten).
Dawson Garcia scored 18 points on 7-of-8 shooting, Braeden Carrington also scored 18 and Mike Mitchell Jr. added 17 points, including five 3-pointers for Minnesota (15-8, 6-6).
Mitchell hit his last 3 to make it 62-42 about 4 minutes into the second half and Cam Christie's one-hand dunk in transition made it 66-47 with 14:20 left. McCaffrey scored 10 of his 14 second-half points in the next 6 minutes as the Hawkeyes made it an eight-point game.
Carrington made two free throws that gave the Golden Gophers a 77-65 lead with 7:40 remaining but they didn't score again for the next 4-plus minutes. Sandfort scored nine points in a 16-0 run, including a layup that gave Iowa its first lead since the opening minutes followed by a 3-pointer that capped the spurt and made it 81-77 with 4 minutes to go.
Parker Fox answered with a dunk that snapped the Gopher's scoring drought and made it a two-point game but they got no closer.
Iowa made 9 of 11 from the free-throw line down the stretch to seal it.
Pharrel Payne made a layup that gave Minnesota the lead with 17:29 left in the first half as Garcia scored six points in a 10-4 opening run. McCaffrey converted a three-point play, Sandfort hit two free throws and then stole a pass and found McCaffrey for a fast-break layup in a 7-2 spurt that cut Iowa's deficit to 26-24 about 10 minutes later. Mitchell then hit a 3-pointer to open a 12-1 spurt that made it 38-25 when Christie capped the spurt when he hit another 3 with 5:44 to go before halftime.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 85 - 90 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 85 - 90 |
2nd 0:03 | Mike Mitchell Jr. made Three Point Jumper. | 85 - 90 |
2nd 0:07 | Isaiah Ihnen Defensive Rebound. | 82 - 90 |
2nd 0:07 | Owen Freeman missed Free Throw. | 82 - 90 |
Statistics
MINN | IOWA | |
---|---|---|
30-64 | FG | 31-65 |
46.9 | Field Goal % | 47.7 |
12-26 | 3PT | 5-15 |
46.2 | Three Point % | 33.3 |
13-19 | FT | 23-28 |
68.4 | Free Throw % | 82.1 |
35 | Rebounds | 39 |
12 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
23 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
21 | Assists | 14 |
7 | Steals | 7 |
4 | Blocks | 6 |
10 | Turnovers | 7 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
10 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
13 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
12 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
28 | Points in Paint | 44 |
22 | Fouls | 11 |
20 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Location: Iowa City, IA
Attendance: 9,768 | Capacity:
2023-24 Big Ten Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Purdue | 17-3 | - | 34-5 |
Illinois | 14-6 | 3 | 29-9 |
Nebraska | 12-8 | 5 | 23-11 |
Northwestern | 12-8 | 5 | 22-12 |
Wisconsin | 11-9 | 6 | 22-14 |
Indiana | 10-10 | 7 | 19-14 |
Michigan State | 10-10 | 7 | 20-15 |
Iowa | 10-10 | 7 | 19-15 |
Ohio State | 9-11 | 8 | 22-14 |
Minnesota | 9-11 | 8 | 19-15 |
Penn State | 9-11 | 8 | 16-17 |
Maryland | 7-13 | 10 | 16-17 |
Rutgers | 7-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
Michigan | 3-17 | 14 | 8-24 |