No. 25 Minnesota women breeze by Xavier 78-53
Kenisha Bell scored 18 points, Taiye Bello had 11 points and 16 rebounds and No. 25 Minnesota beat Xavier 78-53 on Wednesday night.
NCAA Women's Basketball
FINAL
Minnesota Golden Gophers
78
Xavier Musketeers
53
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MINN | 20 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 78 |
| XAV | 7 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 53 |
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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 |
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Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 1:44 78-53
A'Riana Gray made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:44 78-52
Foul on Palma Kaposi.
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LayUpShot 1:44 78-52
A'Riana Gray made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:55 78-50
Lauren Wasylson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:55 78-49
Foul on Kehinde Bello.
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PersonalFoul 3:04 78-49
Foul on Mercedes Staples.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:32 78-49
Tierra Floyd made Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:29 78-46
Irene Garrido Perez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Palma Kaposi.
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LayUpShot 4:47 75-46
Aaliyah Dunham made Layup. Assisted by A'Riana Gray.
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PersonalFoul 5:04 75-44
Foul on A'Riana Gray.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:13 75-44
Aaliyah Dunham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alyson Reiff.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:08 75-41
Kenisha Bell made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:08 74-41
Kenisha Bell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:08 73-41
Foul on Deja Ross.
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LayUpShot 6:29 73-41
Kenisha Bell made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 6:36 71-41
Foul on Mercedes Staples.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:54 71-41
Irene Garrido Perez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mercedes Staples.
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PersonalFoul 7:25 68-41
Foul on Irene Garrido Perez.
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LayUpShot 7:25 68-41
Alyson Reiff made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 7:45 68-39
Foul on Barbora Tomancova.
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PersonalFoul 7:51 68-39
Foul on Destiny Pitts.
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PersonalFoul 7:51 68-39
Foul on Barbora Tomancova.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:04 68-39
Destiny Pitts made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:04 67-39
Destiny Pitts made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:04 66-39
Foul on Ayanna Townsend.
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LayUpShot 8:12 66-39
A'Riana Gray made Layup.
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JumpShot 8:27 66-37
Destiny Pitts made Jumper. Assisted by Irene Garrido Perez.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:43 64-37
Alyson Reiff made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaliyah Dunham.
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LayUpShot 9:13 64-34
A'Riana Gray made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 9:49 64-32
Foul on Carrie Gross.
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LayUpShot 9:49 64-32
Barbora Tomancova made Layup. Assisted by Destiny Pitts.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:01 62-32
Destiny Pitts made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:01 61-32
Destiny Pitts made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:01 60-32
Foul on Carrie Gross.
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PersonalFoul 0:08 60-32
Foul on Destiny Pitts.
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LayUpShot 0:28 60-32
Jasmine Brunson made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:58 58-32
Na'Teshia Owens made Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 2:16 58-29
Foul on Tierra Floyd.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:54 58-29
Destiny Pitts made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:54 57-29
Destiny Pitts made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:54 56-29
Foul on Deja Ross.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:50 56-29
Destiny Pitts made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:50 55-29
Foul on Ayanna Townsend.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:51 55-29
Destiny Pitts made Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 4:23 52-29
Ayanna Townsend made Layup. Assisted by Alyson Reiff.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:42 52-27
Annalese Lamke made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:42 51-27
Foul on Ayanna Townsend.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:37 51-27
Taiye Bello made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:37 50-27
Foul on Ayanna Townsend.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:00 50-27
Alyson Reiff made Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 6:22 50-24
Kenisha Bell made Layup. Assisted by Jasmine Brunson.
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JumpShot 6:29 48-24
Tierra Floyd made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 6:55 48-22
Foul on Kenisha Bell.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:02 48-22
Kenisha Bell made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:02 47-22
Kenisha Bell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:02 46-22
Foul on A'Riana Gray.
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LayUpShot 8:17 46-22
Kenisha Bell made Layup.
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LayUpShot 8:43 44-22
Annalese Lamke made Layup. Assisted by Kenisha Bell.
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LayUpShot 9:36 42-22
A'Riana Gray made Layup. Assisted by Na'Teshia Owens.
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LayUpShot 0:13 42-20
Taiye Bello made Layup. Assisted by Jasmine Brunson.
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End Game 0:00 78-53
End of Game
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:01 78-53
Minnesota Turnover.
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Steal 0:32 78-53
Delaynie Byrne Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:33 78-53
A'Riana Gray Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 0:45 78-53
Carrie Gross Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:45 78-53
Delaynie Byrne missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:03 78-53
Irene Garrido Perez Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:03 78-53
Carrie Gross missed Layup.
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Steal 1:19 78-53
Tierra Floyd Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:20 78-53
Mercedes Staples Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:44 78-53
A'Riana Gray made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:44 78-52
Foul on Palma Kaposi.
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LayUpShot 1:44 78-52
A'Riana Gray made Layup.
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Steal 1:46 78-50
A'Riana Gray Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:47 78-50
Delaynie Byrne Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:55 78-50
Lauren Wasylson made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 1:55 78-49
Xavier Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:55 78-49
Lauren Wasylson missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:55 78-49
Foul on Kehinde Bello.
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Steal 2:05 78-49
Maddy Johnson Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:05 78-49
Kehinde Bello Turnover.
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Offensive Rebound 2:24 78-49
Palma Kaposi Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:24 78-49
Delaynie Byrne missed Three Point Jumper.
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Steal 2:36 78-49
Palma Kaposi Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:37 78-49
A'Riana Gray Turnover.
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Offensive Rebound 3:04 78-49
Tierra Floyd Offensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:04 78-49
Alyson Reiff missed Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 3:04 78-49
Xavier Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:04 78-49
Alyson Reiff missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:04 78-49
Foul on Mercedes Staples.
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:14 78-49
Mercedes Staples Turnover.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:32 78-49
Tierra Floyd made Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 3:34 78-46
Tierra Floyd Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 3:35 78-46
Delaynie Byrne Block.
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JumpShot 3:35 78-46
Maddy Johnson missed Jumper.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:57 78-46
Official TV Timeout
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:59 78-46
Palma Kaposi Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 4:02 78-46
Palma Kaposi Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:02 78-46
Alyson Reiff missed Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:29 78-46
Irene Garrido Perez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Palma Kaposi.
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Team Stats
MINN
XAV
29-59
FG
21-61
49
Field Goal %
34
5-16
3PT
8-28
31
Three Point %
29
15-19
FT
3-12
79
Free Throw %
25
46
Rebounds
28
16
Offensive Rebounds
13
30
Defensive Rebounds
15
12
Assists
9
7
Steals
8
3
Blocks
1
18
Turnovers
16
1
Team Turnovers
1
18
Total Turnovers
16
1
Technical Fouls
0
1
Total Technical Fouls
0
14
Points Off Turnovers
21
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
17
Fouls
15
34
Largest Lead
2
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