The Gopher men survived winless (in the Big 10) Penn State at home tonight 65-64. The Gophers trailed 38-30 at the half, but opened the 2nd half with a 31-16 run to lead 61-54. Jordan Murphy took matters into his own hands, scoring 12 points during that run with 11 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. Daniel Oturu added 6 points and Eric Curry 4 as the Gophers were successful in going inside in the 2nd half.
But Penn State clawed back to tie at 61 at 3:29--whereupon Murphy scored the next 3 points for the Gophers to lead 64-61 at 0:55. Again Penn State tied it up at 64 with just 11 ticks left on the clock. Dupree McBrayer drew a foul at :02. He missed the 1st FT but after a Penn State timeout he nailed the second for the win.
Murphy finished with 19 points and 21 boards. Amir Coffey and Curry scored 11 and Oturu 10. Lamar Stevens gave the Gophers everything they could handle with 27 points for the Lions. Penn State outshot the Gophers from long distance 8-3, but Minnesota made 22 FT to just 12 for the Lions. The difference was the good old-fashioned 2-pointer, where the Gophers shot 47 percent, Penn State just 40 percent.
Player of the Day--Jordan Murphy
Team of the Day--Concordia St. Paul women, who defeated UMD 51-47. Both teams are now 9-3 in the Northern Sun.
Coach of the Day--Guy Kalland, Carleton men who upset St. John's 66-63. The defending conference champion Johnnies drop to 9-1, a game behind St. Thomas in the MIAC race.
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