Payne scores 21, grabs 11 rebounds to lead Minnesota's 81-70 win over Rutgers
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Pharrel Payne had 21 points and 11 rebounds, Elijah Hawkins added 16 points and Minnesota defeated Rutgers 81-70 on Sunday night.
The Golden Gophers made 7 of 10 shots to open the second half, including back-to-back 3-pointers by Cam Christie and Hawkins to go ahead 56-44 with a little under 13 minutes remaining. The lead reached 15 when Hawkins hit another 3-pointer with 4 1/2 minutes left and a 3-pointer by Dawson Garcia made it 72-55 a minute later.
Rutgers, which opened the second half with 4-for-22 shooting, made a late rally. Derek Simpson scored seven points and Austin Williams had four in an 11-0 run that made it 72-66 with 2 minutes to go. The Scarlet Knights trailed by seven points after Jeremiah Williams hit a jumper with 1:05 to go.
Mike Mitchell Jr. then went 4-for-4 from the free-throw line in the final minute to wrap it up for Minnesota. The Golden Gophers made 15 of 19 free throws in the second half and 23 of 34 for the game.
Dawson had 14 points and eight rebounds for the Gophers (16-9, 7-7 Big Ten). Mitchell finished with 12 points and Christie scored 10. Hawkins had seven assists and six rebounds.
Simpson and Clifford Omoruyi led Rutgers (14-11, 6-8) with 19 points each, but the Scarlet Knights' winning streak ended at four games. Rutgers shot 38.7% for the game but made 18 of 22 free throws.
After trailing for most of the first 9-plus minutes, Rutgers went ahead 23-18 with a 9-0 run that started and ended with 3-pointers by Simpson. The Scarlet Knights led 29-22 near the 6-minute mark of the first half but Minnesota bounced back with a 15-8 surge that included six points from Payne and two free throws by Garcia that tied it at 37 at halftime.
Up next for Minnesota is a home game against Ohio State on Thursday. Rutgers will be at No. 2 Purdue, also on Thursday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Clifford Omoruyi vs. Pharrel Payne (Golden Gophers gains possession) | Â | |
19:31 | +2 | Dawson Garcia makes two point jump shot (Mike Mitchell Jr. assists) | 0-2 | |
19:15 | Â | Jeremiah Williams misses two point layup | Â | |
19:13 | Â | Clifford Omoruyi offensive rebound | Â | |
19:07 | +2 | Clifford Omoruyi makes two point layup | 2-2 | |
18:51 | Â | Cam Christie misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:49 | Â | Pharrel Payne offensive rebound | Â | |
18:49 | Â | Clifford Omoruyi shooting foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul) | Â | |
18:49 | +1 | Pharrel Payne makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 2-3 | |
18:49 | Â | Pharrel Payne misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
18:49 | Â | Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound | Â | |
18:29 | Â | Clifford Omoruyi misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:27 | Â | Jamichael Davis offensive rebound | Â | |
18:22 | +2 | Clifford Omoruyi makes two point jump shot (Aundre Hyatt assists) | 4-3 | |
18:00 | +2 | Cam Christie makes two point layup | 4-5 | |
17:35 | Â | Derek Simpson misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:33 | Â | Mike Mitchell Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
17:11 | +3 | Mike Mitchell Jr. makes three point jump shot (Pharrel Payne assists) | 4-8 | |
16:39 | +2 | Clifford Omoruyi makes two point layup (Jeremiah Williams assists) | 6-8 | |
16:14 | Â | Pharrel Payne misses two point hook shot | Â | |
16:12 | Â | Pharrel Payne offensive rebound | Â | |
16:07 | +2 | Pharrel Payne makes two point layup | 6-10 | |
15:52 | +2 | Aundre Hyatt makes two point layup (Jeremiah Williams assists) | 8-10 | |
15:25 | Â | Derek Simpson shooting foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul) | Â | |
15:25 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:25 | Â | Pharrel Payne misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
15:25 | +1 | Pharrel Payne makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-11 | |
15:00 | Â | Cam Christie blocks Gavin Griffiths's two point jump shot | Â | |
14:58 | Â | Dawson Garcia defensive rebound | Â | |
14:33 | +2 | Pharrel Payne makes two point layup (Cam Christie assists) | 8-13 | |
14:33 | Â | Emmanuel Ogbole shooting foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul) | Â | |
14:33 | Â | Pharrel Payne misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
14:33 | Â | Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound | Â | |
14:18 | +3 | Mawot Mag makes three point jump shot (Jamichael Davis assists) | 11-13 | |
13:59 | Â | Cam Christie misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:57 | Â | Pharrel Payne offensive rebound | Â | |
13:57 | Â | Mawot Mag shooting foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul) | Â | |
13:57 | +1 | Pharrel Payne makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-14 | |
13:57 | Â | Pharrel Payne misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
13:57 | Â | Mawot Mag defensive rebound | Â | |
13:50 | Â | Dawson Garcia personal foul (Mawot Mag draws the foul) | Â | |
13:44 | Â | Clifford Omoruyi turnover (lost ball) (Elijah Hawkins steals) | Â | |
13:39 | Â | Elijah Hawkins misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:37 | Â | Jeremiah Williams defensive rebound | Â | |
13:36 | Â | Braeden Carrington personal foul (Jeremiah Williams draws the foul) | Â | |
13:13 | Â | Jeremiah Williams misses two point jump shot | Â | |
13:11 | Â | Parker Fox defensive rebound | Â | |
12:59 | +2 | Dawson Garcia makes two point jump shot (Parker Fox assists) | 11-16 | |
12:41 | Â | Parker Fox shooting foul (Clifford Omoruyi draws the foul) | Â | |
12:41 | Â | Clifford Omoruyi misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
12:41 | +1 | Clifford Omoruyi makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-16 | |
12:15 | Â | Dawson Garcia misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:13 | Â | Derek Simpson defensive rebound | Â | |
12:04 | Â | Elijah Hawkins blocks Mawot Mag's two point layup | Â | |
12:02 | Â | Derek Simpson offensive rebound | Â | |
11:54 | +2 | Derek Simpson makes two point layup | 14-16 | |
11:47 | Â | Mawot Mag personal foul (Elijah Hawkins draws the foul) | Â | |
11:47 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:43 | +2 | Joshua Ola-Joseph makes two point hook shot (Cam Christie assists) | 14-18 | |
11:22 | +3 | Derek Simpson makes three point jump shot (Jeremiah Williams assists) | 17-18 | |
10:53 | Â | Jeremiah Williams blocks Cam Christie's two point jump shot | Â | |
10:51 | Â | Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound | Â | |
10:39 | +2 | Clifford Omoruyi makes two point dunk (Derek Simpson assists) | 19-18 | |
10:14 | Â | Clifford Omoruyi blocks Parker Fox's two point layup | Â | |
10:12 | Â | Parker Fox offensive rebound | Â | |
10:12 | Â | Clifford Omoruyi blocks Parker Fox's two point layup | Â | |
10:10 | Â | Golden Gophers offensive rebound | Â | |
10:05 | Â | Golden Gophers turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
10:05 | Â | Official timeout | Â | |
9:54 | Â | Cam Christie shooting foul (Jeremiah Williams draws the foul) | Â | |
9:54 | Â | Jeremiah Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
9:54 | +1 | Jeremiah Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-18 | |
9:36 | Â | Dawson Garcia turnover (bad pass) (Noah Fernandes steals) | Â | |
9:27 | Â | Derek Simpson misses two point layup | Â | |
9:25 | Â | Aundre Hyatt offensive rebound | Â | |
9:21 | +3 | Derek Simpson makes three point jump shot (Noah Fernandes assists) | 23-18 | |
8:58 | Â | Antwone Woolfolk shooting foul (Joshua Ola-Joseph draws the foul) | Â | |
8:58 | Â | Joshua Ola-Joseph misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
8:58 | +1 | Joshua Ola-Joseph makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-19 | |
8:42 | Â | Pharrel Payne blocks Antwone Woolfolk's two point layup | Â | |
8:40 | Â | Elijah Hawkins defensive rebound | Â | |
8:34 | Â | Cam Christie turnover (traveling) | Â | |
8:21 | +2 | Antwone Woolfolk makes two point layup (Aundre Hyatt assists) | 25-19 | |
8:00 | +2 | Joshua Ola-Joseph makes two point dunk (Elijah Hawkins assists) | 25-21 | |
7:30 | +2 | Jeremiah Williams makes two point jump shot | 27-21 | |
7:15 | Â | Noah Fernandes personal foul (Elijah Hawkins draws the foul) | Â | |
7:15 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:15 | +1 | Elijah Hawkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-22 | |
7:15 | Â | Elijah Hawkins misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
7:15 | Â | Aundre Hyatt defensive rebound | Â | |
6:57 | Â | Aundre Hyatt misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:55 | Â | Elijah Hawkins defensive rebound | Â | |
6:25 | Â | Clifford Omoruyi blocks Pharrel Payne's two point jump shot | Â | |
6:23 | Â | Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound | Â | |
6:15 | +2 | Jamichael Davis makes two point layup (Aundre Hyatt assists) | 29-22 | |
5:57 | +3 | Elijah Hawkins makes three point jump shot (Dawson Garcia assists) | 29-25 | |
5:32 | Â | Mike Mitchell Jr. personal foul (Aundre Hyatt draws the foul) | Â | |
5:28 | Â | Aundre Hyatt misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:26 | Â | Pharrel Payne defensive rebound | Â | |
5:12 | Â | Aundre Hyatt shooting foul (Dawson Garcia draws the foul) | Â | |
5:12 | +1 | Dawson Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-26 | |
5:12 | Â | Dawson Garcia misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
5:12 | Â | Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound | Â | |
4:58 | +2 | Clifford Omoruyi makes two point hook shot (Jamichael Davis assists) | 31-26 | |
4:38 | +3 | Cam Christie makes three point jump shot (Elijah Hawkins assists) | 31-29 | |
4:07 | +2 | Jamichael Davis makes two point layup | 33-29 | |
3:47 | +2 | Pharrel Payne makes two point layup (Mike Mitchell Jr. assists) | 33-31 | |
3:39 | Â | Scarlet Knights 30 second timeout | Â | |
3:39 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:28 | +2 | Clifford Omoruyi makes two point jump shot (Gavin Griffiths assists) | 35-31 | |
3:02 | +2 | Pharrel Payne makes two point layup (Cam Christie assists) | 35-33 | |
2:49 | Â | Dawson Garcia blocks Clifford Omoruyi's two point layup | Â | |
2:47 | Â | Pharrel Payne defensive rebound | Â | |
2:39 | +2 | Pharrel Payne makes two point dunk (Mike Mitchell Jr. assists) | 35-35 | |
2:16 | +2 | Jamichael Davis makes two point layup (Derek Simpson assists) | 37-35 | |
1:55 | Â | Dawson Garcia misses two point jump shot | Â | |
1:53 | Â | Scarlet Knights defensive rebound | Â | |
1:31 | Â | Aundre Hyatt offensive foul (Elijah Hawkins draws the foul) | Â | |
1:31 | Â | Aundre Hyatt turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
1:16 | Â | Cam Christie turnover (bad pass) (Jeremiah Williams steals) | Â | |
1:15 | Â | Cam Christie personal foul (Jamichael Davis draws the foul) | Â | |
1:04 | Â | Clifford Omoruyi misses two point jump shot | Â | |
1:02 | Â | Elijah Hawkins defensive rebound | Â | |
0:37 | Â | Dawson Garcia misses two point jump shot | Â | |
0:35 | Â | Pharrel Payne offensive rebound | Â | |
0:29 | Â | Pharrel Payne misses two point layup | Â | |
0:27 | Â | Derek Simpson defensive rebound | Â | |
0:06 | Â | Derek Simpson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:04 | Â | Braeden Carrington defensive rebound | Â | |
0:03 | Â | Derek Simpson shooting foul (Dawson Garcia draws the foul) | Â | |
0:03 | +1 | Dawson Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 37-36 | |
0:03 | +1 | Dawson Garcia makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-37 | |
0:02 | Â | Derek Simpson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Scarlet Knights offensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |