National Basketball Association
Michigan 66, Minnesota 56
When: 6:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 1, 2014
Where: Crisler Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Officials:
# Lamont Simpson, # Terry Oglesby, # Tim Clougherty
Attendance:
12707
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No. 16 Michigan 66, Minnesota 56: Nik Stauskas led the way with 21 points as the Wolverines knocked off the visiting Golden Gophers to clinch the regular-season Big Ten championship.
Caris LeVert added 13 points and Glenn Robinson III scored 12 for Michigan (21-7, 13-3 Big Ten), which has won three straight. Jordan Morgan hauled in 10 rebounds as the Wolverines, who own the head-to-head tiebreaker, pulled two games ahead of Michigan State with two games left.
Austin Hollins scored 16 points to lead Minnesota (18-12, 7-10). Andre Hollins added 10 points as the Golden Gophers fell for the third time in four games.
Maurice Walker converted a three-point play to pull Minnesota within 54-52 with 4:32, left but Michigan scored seven straight points to stretch it back out. Austin Hollins hit two free throws to cut it back to a seven-point deficit, but Spike Albrecht responded with a 3-pointer as the Wolverines put it away.
Robinson and Stauskas combined for all the offense in a 7-0 burst closing the first half that sent the Wolverines into the break with a 31-20 lead. Stauskas’ 3-pointer with just over 14 minutes left gave Michigan a 41-30 lead, but Austin Hollins scored five points during an 11-3 burst to get the Golden Gophers back into the game.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Wolverines shared the 2012 title, their first in 26 years. … Michigan celebrated the 25th anniversary of the 1989 national championship team. … The Gophers struggled to 5-of-18 from 3-point range.
Top Game Performances
Minnesota |
|
Michigan |
Austin Hollins 16 |
Scoring |
Nik Stauskas 21 |
Deandre Mathieu 5 |
Assists |
Caris LeVert 5 |
Deandre Mathieu 7 |
Rebounds |
Jordan Morgan 10 |
Andre Hollins 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Spike Albrecht 2 |
Deandre Mathieu 3 |
Steals |
Caris LeVert 2 |
Austin Hollins 1 |
Blocks |
Glenn Robinson III 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Minnesota
|
56 |
45.8 |
5-18 |
7-11 |
10 |
22 |
1 |
5 |
11 |
Michigan
|
66 |
50.0 |
9-23 |
7-9 |
14 |
28 |
1 |
2 |
10 |