National Basketball Association
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
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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 |