NCAA Men's Basketball

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Rutgers Scarlet Knights 72
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Minnesota Golden Gophers 67
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Match Report

Francis scores 29 points, leads Rutgers over Minnesota 72-67 at Big Ten Tournament

— Tariq Francis scored 29 points to lead No. 14 seed Rutgers over 11th-seeded Minnesota 72-67 on Wednesday night in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament.

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Team Stats

RUTG MINN
25-54
FG
25-48
46
Field Goal %
52
10-23
3PT
9-21
43
Three Point %
43
12-17
FT
8-12
71
Free Throw %
67
27
Rebounds
26
8
Offensive Rebounds
5
19
Defensive Rebounds
21
22
Assists
23
7
Steals
6
6
Blocks
4
10
Turnovers
15
0
Team Turnovers
0
10
Total Turnovers
15
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
1
Flagrant Fouls
0
17
Points Off Turnovers
8
0
Fast Break Points
20
22
Points in Paint
28
11
Fouls
17
11
Largest Lead
5
12
Lead Changes
12
46
Percent Led
37

Top Performers

RUTG

  • Tariq Francis G MIN 35 · PTS 29 · FG 9-16
  • Jamichael Davis G MIN 28 · PTS 13 · FG 3-7
  • Emmanuel Ogbole C MIN 28 · PTS 10 · FG 5-6
  • Darren Buchanan Jr. G MIN 24 · PTS 6 · FG 3-6

MINN

  • Cade Tyson G MIN 40 · PTS 24 · FG 9-13
  • Bobby Durkin F MIN 39 · PTS 15 · FG 4-10
  • Langston Reynolds G MIN 38 · PTS 6 · FG 3-8
  • Grayson Grove F MIN 33 · PTS 10 · FG 5-7

Highlights

00:23 Cade Tyson rocks the rim with powerful slam Watch on ESPN 00:18 Cade Tyson buries 3-pointer against Rutgers Scarlet Knights Watch on ESPN 00:17 Cade Tyson impresses with nice shot Watch on ESPN 00:17 Isaac Asuma somehow gets the and-1 to fall Watch on ESPN

Play by Play

  1. LayUpShot 0:00 72-67

    Langston Reynolds makes driving layup

    5107857 2nd Half
  2. MadeFreeThrow 0:04 72-65

    Tariq Francis makes free throw 2 of 2

    5175809 2nd Half
  3. MadeFreeThrow 0:04 71-65

    Tariq Francis makes free throw 1 of 2

    5175809 2nd Half
  4. PersonalFoul 0:04 70-65

    Foul on Kai Shinholster.

    5254164 2nd Half
  5. JumpShot 0:04 70-65

    Cade Tyson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Bobby Durkin assists)

    5107970 2nd Half
  6. Substitution 0:16 70-62

    Harun Zrno subbing in for Rutgers

    5264730 2nd Half
  7. Substitution 0:16 70-62

    Emmanuel Ogbole subbing out for Rutgers

    5174805 2nd Half
  8. Substitution 0:16 70-62

    Kai Shinholster subbing in for Minnesota

    5254164 2nd Half
  9. Substitution 0:16 70-62

    Grayson Grove subbing out for Minnesota

    5239570 2nd Half
  10. JumpShot 0:17 70-62

    Cade Tyson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Langston Reynolds assists)

    5107970 2nd Half
  11. Substitution 0:23 70-59

    Dylan Grant subbing in for Rutgers

    5061576 2nd Half
  12. Substitution 0:23 70-59

    Harun Zrno subbing out for Rutgers

    5264730 2nd Half
  13. MadeFreeThrow 0:23 70-59

    Harun Zrno makes free throw 2 of 2

    5264730 2nd Half
  14. MadeFreeThrow 0:23 69-59

    Harun Zrno makes free throw 1 of 2

    5264730 2nd Half
  15. PersonalFoul 0:23 68-59

    Foul on Isaac Asuma.

    5144165 2nd Half
  16. Substitution 0:35 68-59

    Emmanuel Ogbole subbing in for Rutgers

    5174805 2nd Half
  17. Substitution 0:35 68-59

    Dylan Grant subbing out for Rutgers

    5061576 2nd Half
  18. MadeFreeThrow 0:35 68-59

    Jamichael Davis makes free throw 2 of 2

    5142358 2nd Half
  19. MadeFreeThrow 0:35 67-59

    Jamichael Davis makes free throw 1 of 2

    5142358 2nd Half
  20. PersonalFoul 0:35 66-59

    Foul on Cade Tyson.

    5107970 2nd Half
  21. Substitution 0:38 66-59

    Dylan Grant subbing in for Rutgers

    5061576 2nd Half
  22. Substitution 0:38 66-59

    Emmanuel Ogbole subbing out for Rutgers

    5174805 2nd Half
  23. PersonalFoul 0:47 66-59

    Foul on Grayson Grove.

    5239570 2nd Half
  24. MadeFreeThrow 0:55 66-59

    Jamichael Davis makes free throw 2 of 2

    5142358 2nd Half
  25. MadeFreeThrow 0:55 65-59

    Jamichael Davis makes free throw 1 of 2

    5142358 2nd Half
  26. Substitution 0:55 64-59

    Emmanuel Ogbole subbing in for Rutgers

    5174805 2nd Half
  27. Substitution 0:55 64-59

    Dylan Grant subbing out for Rutgers

    5061576 2nd Half
  28. PersonalFoul 0:55 64-59

    Foul on Isaac Asuma.

    5144165 2nd Half
  29. Substitution 0:56 64-59

    Dylan Grant subbing in for Rutgers

    5061576 2nd Half
  30. Substitution 0:56 64-59

    Emmanuel Ogbole subbing out for Rutgers

    5174805 2nd Half
  31. PersonalFoul 1:35 64-59

    Foul on Tariq Francis.

    5175809 2nd Half
  32. LayUpShot 1:35 64-59

    Isaac Asuma makes driving layup (Langston Reynolds assists)

    5144165 2nd Half
  33. DunkShot 1:53 64-57

    Emmanuel Ogbole makes 1-foot dunk (Darren Buchanan Jr. assists)

    5174805 2nd Half
  34. LayUpShot 2:20 62-57

    Langston Reynolds makes driving layup (Isaac Asuma assists)

    5107857 2nd Half
  35. JumpShot 3:06 62-55

    Tariq Francis makes 18-foot jumper

    5175809 2nd Half
  36. MadeFreeThrow 3:29 60-55

    Bobby Durkin makes free throw 2 of 2

    5174568 2nd Half
  37. PersonalFoul 3:30 60-54

    Foul on Tariq Francis.

    5175809 2nd Half
  38. PersonalFoul 3:47 60-54

    Foul on Tariq Francis.

    5175809 2nd Half
  39. LayUpShot 4:11 60-54

    Darren Buchanan Jr. makes driving layup (Jamichael Davis assists)

    5105402 2nd Half
  40. JumpShot 4:48 58-54

    Cade Tyson makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Bobby Durkin assists)

    5107970 2nd Half
  41. JumpShot 5:43 58-52

    Tariq Francis makes 20-foot jumper (Jamichael Davis assists)

    5175809 2nd Half
  42. PersonalFoul 6:00 56-52

    Foul on Langston Reynolds.

    5107857 2nd Half
  43. PersonalFoul 6:08 56-52

    Foul on Langston Reynolds.

    5107857 2nd Half
  44. LayUpShot 6:08 56-52

    Darren Buchanan Jr. makes driving layup (Jamichael Davis assists)

    5105402 2nd Half
  45. JumpShot 6:47 54-52

    Jamichael Davis makes 25-foot three point jumper (Darren Buchanan Jr. assists)

    5142358 2nd Half
  46. MadeFreeThrow 8:17 51-52

    Tariq Francis makes free throw 3 of 3

    5175809 2nd Half
  47. Substitution 8:17 50-52

    Darren Buchanan Jr. subbing in for Rutgers

    5105402 2nd Half
  48. Substitution 8:17 50-52

    Dylan Grant subbing out for Rutgers

    5061576 2nd Half
  49. Substitution 8:17 50-52

    Grayson Grove subbing in for Minnesota

    5239570 2nd Half
  50. Substitution 8:17 50-52

    Kai Shinholster subbing out for Minnesota

    5254164 2nd Half
  51. MadeFreeThrow 8:17 50-52

    Tariq Francis makes free throw 1 of 3

    5175809 2nd Half
  52. PersonalFoul 8:17 49-52

    Foul on Kai Shinholster.

    5254164 2nd Half
  53. JumpShot 9:17 49-52

    Dylan Grant makes 12-foot turnaround jump shot

    5061576 2nd Half
  54. LayUpShot 9:49 47-52

    Langston Reynolds makes driving layup (Isaac Asuma assists)

    5107857 2nd Half
  55. Substitution 10:04 47-50

    Tariq Francis subbing in for Rutgers

    5175809 2nd Half
  56. Substitution 10:04 47-50

    Lino Mark subbing out for Rutgers

    5234749 2nd Half
  57. PersonalFoul 10:04 47-50

    Foul on Cade Tyson.

    5107970 2nd Half
  58. MadeFreeThrow 10:45 47-50

    Cade Tyson makes free throw 1 of 1

    5107970 2nd Half
  59. Substitution 10:45 47-49

    Emmanuel Ogbole subbing in for Rutgers

    5174805 2nd Half
  60. Substitution 10:45 47-49

    Denis Badalau subbing out for Rutgers

    5312037 2nd Half
  1. End Game 0:00 72-67

    End of Game

    2nd Half
  2. End Period 0:00 72-67

    End of 2nd half

    2nd Half
  3. LayUpShot 0:00 72-67

    Langston Reynolds makes driving layup

    5107857 2nd Half
  4. MadeFreeThrow 0:04 72-65

    Tariq Francis makes free throw 2 of 2

    5175809 2nd Half
  5. MadeFreeThrow 0:04 71-65

    Tariq Francis makes free throw 1 of 2

    5175809 2nd Half
  6. PersonalFoul 0:04 70-65

    Foul on Kai Shinholster.

    5254164 2nd Half
  7. JumpShot 0:04 70-65

    Cade Tyson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Bobby Durkin assists)

    5107970 2nd Half
  8. Steal 0:04 70-62

    Bobby Durkin Steal.

    5174568 2nd Half
  9. Lost Ball Turnover 0:04 70-62

    Tariq Francis bad pass turnover

    5175809 2nd Half
  10. Substitution 0:16 70-62

    Harun Zrno subbing in for Rutgers

    5264730 2nd Half
  11. Substitution 0:16 70-62

    Emmanuel Ogbole subbing out for Rutgers

    5174805 2nd Half
  12. Substitution 0:16 70-62

    Kai Shinholster subbing in for Minnesota

    5254164 2nd Half
  13. Substitution 0:16 70-62

    Grayson Grove subbing out for Minnesota

    5239570 2nd Half
  14. RegularTimeOut 0:16 70-62

    Minnesota Timeout

    2nd Half
  15. JumpShot 0:17 70-62

    Cade Tyson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Langston Reynolds assists)

    5107970 2nd Half
  16. Substitution 0:23 70-59

    Dylan Grant subbing in for Rutgers

    5061576 2nd Half
  17. Substitution 0:23 70-59

    Harun Zrno subbing out for Rutgers

    5264730 2nd Half
  18. MadeFreeThrow 0:23 70-59

    Harun Zrno makes free throw 2 of 2

    5264730 2nd Half
  19. MadeFreeThrow 0:23 69-59

    Harun Zrno makes free throw 1 of 2

    5264730 2nd Half
  20. PersonalFoul 0:23 68-59

    Foul on Isaac Asuma.

    5144165 2nd Half
  21. Defensive Rebound 0:25 68-59

    Harun Zrno Defensive Rebound.

    5264730 2nd Half
  22. Block Shot 0:28 68-59

    Emmanuel Ogbole Block.

    5174805 2nd Half
  23. LayUpShot 0:28 68-59

    Langston Reynolds misses driving layup

    5107857 2nd Half
  24. Substitution 0:35 68-59

    Emmanuel Ogbole subbing in for Rutgers

    5174805 2nd Half
  25. Substitution 0:35 68-59

    Dylan Grant subbing out for Rutgers

    5061576 2nd Half
  26. MadeFreeThrow 0:35 68-59

    Jamichael Davis makes free throw 2 of 2

    5142358 2nd Half
  27. MadeFreeThrow 0:35 67-59

    Jamichael Davis makes free throw 1 of 2

    5142358 2nd Half
  28. PersonalFoul 0:35 66-59

    Foul on Cade Tyson.

    5107970 2nd Half
  29. Substitution 0:38 66-59

    Dylan Grant subbing in for Rutgers

    5061576 2nd Half
  30. Substitution 0:38 66-59

    Emmanuel Ogbole subbing out for Rutgers

    5174805 2nd Half
  31. Steal 0:38 66-59

    Tariq Francis Steal.

    5175809 2nd Half
  32. Lost Ball Turnover 0:38 66-59

    Isaac Asuma bad pass turnover

    5144165 2nd Half
  33. Defensive Rebound 0:45 66-59

    Cade Tyson Defensive Rebound.

    5107970 2nd Half
  34. MadeFreeThrow 0:46 66-59

    Darren Buchanan Jr. misses free throw 1 of 1

    5105402 2nd Half
  35. ShortTimeOut 0:47 66-59

    Minnesota Timeout

    2nd Half
  36. PersonalFoul 0:47 66-59

    Foul on Grayson Grove.

    5239570 2nd Half
  37. Defensive Rebound 0:47 66-59

    Darren Buchanan Jr. Defensive Rebound.

    5105402 2nd Half
  38. JumpShot 0:49 66-59

    Cade Tyson misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot

    5107970 2nd Half
  39. MadeFreeThrow 0:55 66-59

    Jamichael Davis makes free throw 2 of 2

    5142358 2nd Half
  40. MadeFreeThrow 0:55 65-59

    Jamichael Davis makes free throw 1 of 2

    5142358 2nd Half

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