Bell helps Minnesota upset 7-seed Green Bay 89-77
Kenisha Bell scored 24 of her 26 points in the second half to lead No. 10 seed Minnesota to an 89-77 victory over No. 7 Green Bay in the first round of the women's NCAA Tournament on Friday.
NCAA Women's Basketball
FINAL
Minnesota Golden Gophers
89
Green Bay Phoenix
77
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MINN | 22 | 10 | 27 | 30 | 89 |
| GB | 17 | 25 | 22 | 13 | 77 |
Matthew Knight Arena
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/7/26 | @ Marquette Golden Eagles | W 87-79 | NCAAW |
| 11/2/26 | vs Harvard Crimson | W 82-62 | NCAAW |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:30 89-77
Kenisha Bell made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:30 88-77
Kenisha Bell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:30 87-77
Foul on Allie Leclaire.
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LayUpShot 0:48 87-77
Carlie Wagner made Layup. Assisted by Kenisha Bell.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:08 85-77
Jessie Edwards made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:08 84-77
Jessie Edwards made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:08 83-77
Foul on Jen Wellnitz.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:49 83-77
Kenisha Bell made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:49 82-77
Kenisha Bell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:49 81-77
Foul on Jen Wellnitz.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:08 81-77
Kenisha Bell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:08 80-77
Foul on Allie Leclaire.
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LayUpShot 3:11 80-77
Jessie Edwards made Layup. Assisted by Carlie Wagner.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:27 78-77
Mackenzie Wolf made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:27 78-76
Foul on Jessie Edwards.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:01 78-76
Lyndsey Robson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:01 78-75
Lyndsey Robson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:01 78-74
Foul on Destiny Pitts.
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JumpShot 4:54 78-74
Jen Wellnitz made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:13 78-72
Gadiva Hubbard made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:13 77-72
Gadiva Hubbard made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:13 76-72
Foul on Jen Wellnitz.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:36 76-72
Kenisha Bell made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:36 75-72
Kenisha Bell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:36 74-72
Foul on Caitlyn Hibner.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:09 74-72
Destiny Pitts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Carlie Wagner.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:20 71-72
Laken James made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Allie Leclaire.
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LayUpShot 6:50 71-69
Kenisha Bell made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:57 69-69
Allie Leclaire made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Caitlyn Hibner.
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LayUpShot 7:16 69-66
Gadiva Hubbard made Layup. Assisted by Kenisha Bell.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:57 67-66
Kenisha Bell made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:57 66-66
Kenisha Bell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:57 65-66
Foul on Karly Murphy.
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PersonalFoul 8:37 65-66
Foul on Jen Wellnitz.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:32 65-66
Kenisha Bell made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:32 64-66
Kenisha Bell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:32 63-66
Foul on Jessica Lindstrom.
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LayUpShot 9:34 63-66
Allie Leclaire made Layup. Assisted by Jen Wellnitz.
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JumpShot 9:34 63-64
Gadiva Hubbard made Jumper.
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JumpShot 9:34 61-64
Destiny Pitts made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 9:34 59-64
Foul on Karly Murphy.
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LayUpShot 0:11 59-64
Jessie Edwards made Layup.
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JumpShot 0:48 57-64
Mackenzie Wolf made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:09 57-62
Kenisha Bell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:09 56-62
Foul on Allie Leclaire.
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JumpShot 1:09 56-62
Kenisha Bell made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:24 54-62
Carlie Wagner made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:24 53-62
Carlie Wagner made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:24 52-62
Foul on Caitlyn Hibner.
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JumpShot 1:57 52-62
Kenisha Bell made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 2:23 50-62
Mackenzie Wolf made Layup. Assisted by Caitlyn Hibner.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:39 50-60
Kenisha Bell made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:39 49-60
Kenisha Bell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:39 48-60
Foul on Madison Wolf.
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JumpShot 2:57 48-60
Laken James made Jumper. Assisted by Jessica Lindstrom.
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LayUpShot 3:19 48-58
Kenisha Bell made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 3:26 46-58
Foul on Bryanna Fernstrom.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:02 46-58
Allie Leclaire made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lyndsey Robson.
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PersonalFoul 4:23 46-55
Foul on Mackenzie Wolf.
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LayUpShot 4:38 46-55
Lyndsey Robson made Layup.
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End Game 0:00 89-77
End of Game
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ShortTimeOut 0:05 89-77
Minnesota Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 0:23 89-77
Minnesota Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:23 89-77
Jessica Lindstrom missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:30 89-77
Kenisha Bell made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:30 88-77
Kenisha Bell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:30 87-77
Foul on Allie Leclaire.
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Defensive Rebound 0:32 87-77
Kenisha Bell Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:32 87-77
Jessica Lindstrom missed Jumper.
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LayUpShot 0:48 87-77
Carlie Wagner made Layup. Assisted by Kenisha Bell.
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Defensive Rebound 0:55 85-77
Kenisha Bell Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:55 85-77
Caitlyn Hibner missed Three Point Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 1:08 85-77
Minnesota Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 1:08 85-77
Jessie Edwards made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:08 84-77
Jessie Edwards made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:08 83-77
Foul on Jen Wellnitz.
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Offensive Rebound 1:25 83-77
Minnesota Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 1:25 83-77
Jessica Lindstrom Block.
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LayUpShot 1:25 83-77
Gadiva Hubbard missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 1:33 83-77
Destiny Pitts Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:33 83-77
Caitlyn Hibner missed Three Point Jumper.
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Jumpball 1:34 83-77
Jump Ball won by Green Bay
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MadeFreeThrow 1:49 83-77
Kenisha Bell made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:49 82-77
Kenisha Bell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:49 81-77
Foul on Jen Wellnitz.
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Offensive Rebound 2:08 81-77
Jessie Edwards Offensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:08 81-77
Kenisha Bell missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:08 81-77
Kenisha Bell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:08 80-77
Foul on Allie Leclaire.
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Defensive Rebound 2:14 80-77
Destiny Pitts Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:14 80-77
Jessica Lindstrom missed Three Point Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:34 80-77
Jessie Edwards Turnover.
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Steal 2:56 80-77
Kenisha Bell Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:56 80-77
Mackenzie Wolf Turnover.
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LayUpShot 3:11 80-77
Jessie Edwards made Layup. Assisted by Carlie Wagner.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:27 78-77
Mackenzie Wolf made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 3:27 78-76
Green Bay Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:27 78-76
Mackenzie Wolf missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:27 78-76
Foul on Jessie Edwards.
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Offensive Rebound 3:31 78-76
Mackenzie Wolf Offensive Rebound.
Showing the last 40 of 354 events.
Team Stats
MINN
GB
27-59
FG
28-71
46
Field Goal %
39
10-18
3PT
9-29
56
Three Point %
31
25-29
FT
12-16
86
Free Throw %
75
33
Rebounds
39
9
Offensive Rebounds
18
24
Defensive Rebounds
21
11
Assists
21
8
Steals
4
1
Blocks
4
9
Turnovers
12
0
Team Turnovers
0
9
Total Turnovers
12
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
14
Fouls
24
12
Largest Lead
13
0
Lead Changes
0
0
Percent Led
0
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