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BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 82, Coastal Carolina 72
When: 8:00 PM ET, Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Where: Williams Arena, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Officials: # Tom Eades, # Mark Whitehead, # Gerald Williams
Attendance: 10137

Minnesota 82, Coastal Carolina 72: Andre Hollins scored 19 points to help the Golden Gophers stay unbeaten with a home win over the Chanticleers.

DeAndre Mathieu had 15 points and six assists for Minnesota (4-0), while Austin Hollins and Oto Osenieks added 15 and 13 points, respectively. The Gophers were helped by forcing 20 turnovers and committing just 10.

Coastal Carolina (1-3) was led by Elijah Wilson's 25 points and Colton Ray-St Cyr's 15 points and six assists. El Hadji Ndieguene had 11 points and a team-high seven rebounds, as the Chanticleers and the Gophers battled to a 33-33 draw on the boards.

The game was close throughout the first half, with the Gophers twice taking eight-point leads, only to see them nearly evaporate each time. The Chanticleers were within one with 53 seconds to play in the half, but a 3-pointer by Andre Hollins and a layup by Elliott Eliason pushed the Minnesota lead to six at halftime.

Coastal Carolina was still within two with 14:53 to play in the game, but the Gophers went on a 13-4 run to take a 61-50 advantage on Austin Hollins' free throws with 8:41 to go. The Chanticleers pulled within seven with 53 seconds left on Ray-St Cyr's 3-pointer, but never got any closer.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Coastal Carolina dropped to 0-7 all-time against Big Ten schools. … Austin Hollins had his string of two straight double-doubles snapped, as he grabbed just two rebounds. … Minnesota failed to connect on 50 percent of its shots from the floor for the fourth straight game.

Top Game Performances
 
Coastal Carolina   Minnesota
Elijah Wilson 25 Scoring Andre Hollins 19
Colton Ray-St Cyr 6 Assists Deandre Mathieu 6
El Hadji Ndieguene 7 Rebounds Elliott Eliason 11
Eric Smith 3 Free Throws Made Deandre Mathieu 5
Michel Enanga 2 Steals Andre Hollins 3
Tristian Curtis 1 Blocks Elliott Eliason 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Coastal Carolina 72 51.9 9-20 7-8 18 26 3 2 20
Minnesota 82 43.5 8-28 20-24 15 31 4 11 10