Jones leads balanced Penn State past Minnesota 84-65
AP
Mar 03, 2021
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) Myreon Jones scored 17 points, knocking down four 3-pointers, as five Penn State Nittany Lions players reached double-figures and the Nittany Lions walloped Minnesota Golden Gophers 84-65 on Wednesday night.
After an early scramble, Penn State took the lead for keeps on a Trent Buttrick 3-pointer 5-1/2 minutes in, surging to a 49-28 halftime lead on a 16-2 run to close out the first 20 minutes.
The Lions (9-13, 6-12 Big Ten Conference) opened the second half with a 14-8 edge and maintained a double-digit lead all the way.
Izaiah Brockington scored 14 points with seven boards, and Buttrick finished with 13 points, making three from distance. John Harrar added 12 points with 11 rebounds, and Jamari Wheeler scored 10 with five assists.
Penn State shot 46% (32 of 70) and hit 10 of 25 from behind the arc. Minnesota was 36% shooting (21 of 59) and just 5 of 18 from distance.
Minnesota's Marcus Carr needed 22 points to reach 1,000 for his career and scored exactly that many, with 13 coming in the second half. Carr was just 2 of 7 from the floor after halftime but made 9 of 11 at the line. During a stretch of 2:40, Carr scored 10 points, eight on free throws, in a 14-4 Minnesota rally that cut Penn State's lead to 13 points. Another short surge pulled Minnesota to 74-63 with just under four minutes remaining but they would get no closer.
Tre' Williams added 17 points for Minnesota (13-13, 6-13) and Isaiah Ihnen scored 12 with 10 rebounds. The Gophers have lost six straight and have not won a road game in 10 tries this season.
The Gophers return to The Barn to face visiting Rutgers in the regular-season finale on Saturday. Penn State closes the regular season at Maryland on Sunday.
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1st Half
MINN
Golden Gophers
28
PSU
Nittany Lions
46
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Eric Curry vs. John Harrar (Nittany Lions gains possession)
19:58
Jamari Wheeler misses two point layup
19:56
John Harrar offensive rebound
19:56
+2
John Harrar makes two point layup
0-2
19:35
+3
Marcus Carr makes three point jump shot
3-2
19:10
+2
John Harrar makes two point hook shot (Jamari Wheeler assists)
3-4
18:35
Brandon Johnson misses two point jump shot
18:33
Nittany Lions defensive rebound
18:15
Marcus Carr blocks Taylor Nussbaum's three point jump shot
18:13
Eric Curry defensive rebound
18:04
Jamal Mashburn, Jr. misses two point jump shot
18:02
Kyle McCloskey defensive rebound
17:51
Jamari Wheeler misses two point layup
17:49
Marcus Carr defensive rebound
17:54
Trent Buttrick blocks Jamal Mashburn, Jr.'s two point layup
17:52
Golden Gophers offensive rebound
17:34
Marcus Carr misses three point jump shot
17:32
Nittany Lions defensive rebound
17:19
Izaiah Brockington turnover (lost ball) (Jamal Mashburn, Jr. steals)
17:06
Eric Curry misses three point jump shot
17:04
John Harrar defensive rebound
16:49
John Harrar turnover (lost ball) (Marcus Carr steals)
16:44
Myles Dread shooting foul (Marcus Carr draws the foul)
16:44
+1
Marcus Carr makes regular free throw 1 of 2
4-4
16:44
+1
Marcus Carr makes regular free throw 2 of 2
5-4
16:25
Marcus Carr personal foul (Myreon Jones draws the foul)
16:19
Myreon Jones misses two point layup
16:17
John Harrar offensive rebound
16:17
John Harrar misses two point layup
16:15
John Harrar offensive rebound
16:15
Sam Freeman shooting foul (John Harrar draws the foul)
16:15
John Harrar misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:15
John Harrar misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:15
Golden Gophers defensive rebound
15:47
Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot
15:45
Sam Sessoms defensive rebound
15:27
Izaiah Brockington misses two point jump shot
15:25
Myreon Jones offensive rebound
15:17
Myreon Jones misses three point jump shot
15:15
Trent Buttrick offensive rebound
15:10
TV timeout
14:56
Nittany Lions turnover (shot clock violation)
14:43
Jamal Mashburn, Jr. misses two point jump shot
14:41
Sam Sessoms defensive rebound
14:31
+3
Trent Buttrick makes three point jump shot (Sam Sessoms assists)
5-7
14:14
Marcus Carr misses two point jump shot
14:12
Myles Dread defensive rebound
13:57
+2
Izaiah Brockington makes two point jump shot (Jamari Wheeler assists)
5-9
13:35
+2
Brandon Johnson makes two point layup (Jamal Mashburn, Jr. assists)
7-9
13:23
Trent Buttrick misses three point jump shot
13:21
Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
13:11
Eric Curry misses two point layup
13:09
Trent Buttrick defensive rebound
12:59
Sam Sessoms misses two point jump shot
12:57
Sam Sessoms offensive rebound
12:57
Sam Sessoms misses two point layup
12:55
Trent Buttrick offensive rebound
12:55
Eric Curry personal foul (Trent Buttrick draws the foul)
12:43
Jamari Wheeler misses three point jump shot
12:41
John Harrar offensive rebound
12:20
+3
Seth Lundy makes three point jump shot (Sam Sessoms assists)
7-12
11:59
+2
Marcus Carr makes two point layup
9-12
11:59
Golden Gophers 30 second timeout
11:59
TV timeout
11:31
+2
Myreon Jones makes two point layup (Sam Sessoms assists)
9-14
10:56
Sam Freeman misses two point layup
10:54
Sam Freeman offensive rebound
10:56
Seth Lundy shooting foul (Sam Freeman draws the foul)
10:56
Sam Freeman misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:56
+1
Sam Freeman makes regular free throw 2 of 2
10-14
10:42
+2
Izaiah Brockington makes two point jump shot
10-16
10:25
Both Gach misses two point jump shot
10:23
Nittany Lions defensive rebound
10:13
+2
Izaiah Brockington makes two point layup (Myreon Jones assists)
10-18
10:01
+3
Isaiah Ihnen makes three point jump shot (Jamal Mashburn, Jr. assists)
13-18
9:30
Izaiah Brockington misses three point jump shot
9:28
Sam Freeman defensive rebound
9:25
Both Gach offensive foul (Myreon Jones draws the foul)