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Willis, Battle lead Minnesota past Jacksonville 55-44

AP
Nov 24, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Payton Willis scored 17 points and Jamison Battle 14 as Minnesota Golden Gophers strung together a 12-2 run over six minutes late in the game to defeat Jacksonville Dolphins 55-44 on Wednesday night.

Minnesota (5-0) led by 17 early in the second half before Jacksonville (2-2) cut that to 43-35 with just under eight minutes to play. E.J. Stephens drained a 3-pointer and Willis followed from beyond the arc as the Golden Gophers put up nine unanswered points over the next five minutes, building an 18-point lead with 1:34 remaining.

Sean Sutherlin added 10 points for Minnesota on 5-for-6 shooting. Stephens finished with seven points

Tommy Bruner led the Dolphins with 11 points and hit their lone 3-pointer with 42 seconds left to keep alive Jacksonville's streak of 204 games with at least one 3-pointer. Jacksonville had been 0-for-14 from deep to that point.

Rod Brown added eight points and nine rebounds as the Dolphins won the boards, 46-28.

The outcome breaks Minnesota's string of scoring at least 70 points in its first four games.

Two first-year head coaches squared off with Minnesota's Ben Johnson and Jacksonville's Jordan Mincy.

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1st Half
JU
Dolphins
20
MINN
Golden Gophers
30

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Tommy Bruner vs. Jamison Battle (Gyasi Powell gains possession)
19:37		Mike Marsh misses two point jump shot
19:35		Payton Willis defensive rebound
19:22	+2	Jamison Battle makes two point jump shot (Luke Loewe assists)	0-2
18:53	+2	George Pridgett makes two point jump shot (Gyasi Powell assists)	2-2
18:30		Jamison Battle misses three point jump shot
18:28		Jordan Davis defensive rebound
18:09		Mike Marsh offensive foul
18:09		Mike Marsh turnover
17:55		Payton Willis misses two point jump shot
17:53		Mike Marsh defensive rebound
17:35		Gyasi Powell misses three point jump shot
17:33		Eric Curry defensive rebound
17:23	+2	Jamison Battle makes two point layup	2-4
17:23		Mike Marsh shooting foul (Jamison Battle draws the foul)
17:23	+1	Jamison Battle makes regular free throw 1 of 1	2-5
17:08		Osayi Osifo turnover (bad pass)
16:53		Eylijah Stephens misses three point jump shot
16:51		Gyasi Powell defensive rebound
16:51		Jamison Battle personal foul
16:36		Osayi Osifo offensive foul
16:36		Osayi Osifo turnover
16:19		Jamison Battle turnover (out of bounds)
16:01	+2	Osayi Osifo makes two point jump shot (Gyasi Powell assists)	4-5
15:47		TV timeout
15:39		Eric Curry misses three point jump shot
15:37		Osayi Osifo defensive rebound
15:21		Osayi Osifo offensive foul
15:21		Osayi Osifo turnover
15:14		Eylijah Stephens misses two point jump shot
15:12		Gyasi Powell defensive rebound
14:53	+2	Bryce Workman makes two point jump shot	6-5
14:33		Eric Curry misses two point jump shot
14:31		Bryce Workman defensive rebound
14:12	+2	Jordan Davis makes two point layup	8-5
13:53		Eylijah Stephens misses three point jump shot
13:51		Bryce Workman defensive rebound
13:32		Jordan Davis misses three point jump shot
13:30		Eric Curry defensive rebound
13:13	+2	Luke Loewe makes two point layup	8-7
12:49		Bryce Workman misses two point jump shot
12:47		Eylijah Stephens defensive rebound
12:19	+2	Payton Willis makes two point layup	8-9
12:19		Gyasi Powell shooting foul (Payton Willis draws the foul)
12:19	+1	Payton Willis makes regular free throw 1 of 1	8-10
11:53		Bryce Workman misses two point jump shot
11:51		Eylijah Stephens defensive rebound
11:42	+3	Payton Willis makes three point jump shot (Sean Sutherlin assists)	8-13
11:23		Charlie Daniels personal foul
11:23		TV timeout
11:06		Charlie Daniels blocks Bryce Workman's two point layup
11:04		Bryce Workman offensive rebound
11:04		Bryce Workman misses two point layup
11:04		Dolphins offensive rebound
11:04		Dolphins turnover (shot clock violation)
10:36	+2	Payton Willis makes two point jump shot	8-15
10:09		Charlie Daniels shooting foul (Jordan Davis draws the foul)
10:09	+1	Jordan Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-15
10:09	+1	Jordan Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-15
9:41	+2	Eylijah Stephens makes two point layup	10-17
9:24		Bryce Workman turnover (bad pass) (Eylijah Stephens steals)
8:57		Abdoulaye Thiam misses two point jump shot
8:55		Jordan Davis defensive rebound
8:29		Tommy Bruner misses three point jump shot
8:27		Rod Brown offensive rebound
8:15	+2	Rod Brown makes two point layup	12-17
8:05		Jamison Battle misses three point jump shot
8:03		Bryce Workman defensive rebound
7:44		Isaiah Broady misses three point jump shot
7:42		Jamison Battle defensive rebound
7:35		Luke Loewe turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Davis steals)
7:25		Jordan Davis misses two point layup
7:23		Rod Brown offensive rebound
7:16	+2	Rod Brown makes two point jump shot	14-17
7:10	+2	Sean Sutherlin makes two point layup	14-19
6:52		Bryce Workman turnover (lost ball) (Abdoulaye Thiam steals)
6:34	+2	Sean Sutherlin makes two point jump shot (Abdoulaye Thiam assists)	14-21
6:13		Tommy Bruner misses two point jump shot
6:11		Eric Curry defensive rebound
5:51	+2	Sean Sutherlin makes two point jump shot	14-23
5:23		Jordan Davis misses two point layup
5:21		Jamison Battle defensive rebound
5:17		Abdoulaye Thiam misses two point layup
5:15		Isaiah Broady defensive rebound
5:09		Jordan Davis misses three point jump shot
5:07		Dolphins offensive rebound
5:07		TV timeout
5:01		Gyasi Powell misses two point layup
4:59		Rod Brown offensive rebound
4:44		Gyasi Powell misses two point jump shot
4:42		Rod Brown offensive rebound
4:19		Rod Brown misses two point jump shot
4:19		Payton Willis defensive rebound
4:19		Eric Curry misses two point jump shot
4:17		Gyasi Powell defensive rebound
4:03	+2	Tommy Bruner makes two point jump shot	16-23
3:38		Bryce Workman blocks Eric Curry's two point jump shot
3:36		Rod Brown defensive rebound
3:22		Bryce Workman turnover (traveling)
3:22		TV timeout
3:07		Luke Loewe turnover (out of bounds)
2:44		Bryce Workman turnover (lost ball) (Eylijah Stephens steals)
2:33	+2	Eric Curry makes two point layup (Eylijah Stephens assists)	16-25
2:33		George Pridgett shooting foul (Eric Curry draws the foul)
2:33	+1	Eric Curry makes regular free throw 1 of 1	16-26
2:14		Rod Brown misses two point jump shot
2:12		Payton Willis defensive rebound
1:56		Payton Willis misses two point jump shot
1:54		Jordan Davis defensive rebound
1:40		Jordan Davis misses two point jump shot
1:38		Jamison Battle defensive rebound
1:33		Eylijah Stephens misses three point jump shot
1:31		Eric Curry offensive rebound
1:25		Jamison Battle misses three point jump shot
1:23		Bryce Workman defensive rebound
1:12	+2	Rod Brown makes two point layup (Tommy Bruner assists)	18-26
0:49	+2	Eric Curry makes two point layup (Jamison Battle assists)	18-28
0:15	+2	Tommy Bruner makes two point jump shot	20-28
0:09	+1	Payton Willis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-29
0:09		Rod Brown personal foul (Payton Willis draws the foul)
0:09	+1	Payton Willis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-29
0:09	+1	Payton Willis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-30
0:01		Rod Brown offensive rebound
0:03		Tommy Bruner misses three point jump shot
0:01		Rod Brown offensive rebound
0:01		Rod Brown misses two point layup
0:00		Eric Curry defensive rebound

2nd Half
JU
Dolphins
24
MINN
Golden Gophers
25

Time		Play	Score
19:48		Jamison Battle misses three point jump shot
19:46		Gyasi Powell defensive rebound
19:37		George Pridgett misses three point jump shot
19:35		Eric Curry defensive rebound
19:22	+2	Jamison Battle makes two point jump shot	20-32
19:10		Eric Curry personal foul
18:55		Osayi Osifo misses two point jump shot
18:53		Payton Willis defensive rebound
18:39		Eylijah Stephens misses two point jump shot
18:37		Dolphins defensive rebound
18:21		Gyasi Powell misses three point jump shot
18:19		Jamison Battle defensive rebound
18:19		Osayi Osifo personal foul (Jamison Battle draws the foul)
18:08		Payton Willis turnover (bad pass) (Gyasi Powell steals)
17:43		Jordan Davis misses two point jump shot
17:41		Eylijah Stephens defensive rebound
17:21	+3	Jamison Battle makes three point jump shot	20-35
17:07		George Pridgett misses three point jump shot
17:05		Jamison Battle defensive rebound
16:47		Luke Loewe misses three point jump shot
16:45		Mike Marsh defensive rebound
16:25		Eric Curry blocks Gyasi Powell's two point layup
16:23		Eric Curry defensive rebound
16:17	+2	Eylijah Stephens makes two point layup (Payton Willis assists)	20-37
16:17		Dolphins 30 second timeout
16:09		TV timeout
15:48		Tommy Bruner misses two point jump shot
15:46		George Pridgett offensive rebound
15:40		George Pridgett misses three point jump shot
15:38		Mike Marsh offensive rebound
15:20		Jordan Davis misses two point jump shot
15:18		Rod Brown offensive rebound
15:11	+2	Rod Brown makes two point layup	22-37
14:48		Eric Curry turnover (bad pass) (Tommy Bruner steals)
14:21	+2	Mike Marsh makes two point jump shot (George Pridgett assists)	24-37
14:01	+2	Jamison Battle makes two point jump shot	24-39
13:30		Tommy Bruner misses three point jump shot
13:28		Mike Marsh offensive rebound
13:13		George Pridgett turnover (bad pass) (Eylijah Stephens steals)
13:02		Luke Loewe misses two point layup
13:00		Jordan Davis defensive rebound
13:00		Tommy Bruner misses two point layup
12:58		Tommy Bruner offensive rebound
12:58		Eric Curry shooting foul (Tommy Bruner draws the foul)
12:58		TV timeout
13:05	+1	Tommy Bruner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-39
12:58	+1	Tommy Bruner makes technical free throw 2 of 2	26-39
12:37		Luke Loewe misses three point jump shot
12:35		Jordan Davis defensive rebound
12:30		Jordan Davis turnover (bad pass)
12:08		Charlie Daniels misses two point jump shot
12:06		Rod Brown defensive rebound
11:50		Mike Marsh misses three point jump shot
11:48		Charlie Daniels defensive rebound
11:39	+2	Payton Willis makes two point layup	26-41
11:39		Tommy Bruner shooting foul (Payton Willis draws the foul)
11:39		TV timeout
11:39		Payton Willis misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:39		Osayi Osifo defensive rebound
11:21		Tommy Bruner misses two point jump shot
11:19		Bryce Workman offensive rebound
11:14	+2	Bryce Workman makes two point layup	28-41
10:54		Charlie Daniels misses two point layup
10:52		Payton Willis offensive rebound
10:51		Payton Willis misses two point layup
10:49		Dolphins defensive rebound
10:38		Bryce Workman misses two point layup
10:36		Osayi Osifo offensive rebound
10:37		Jamison Battle shooting foul (Osayi Osifo draws the foul)
10:37		Osayi Osifo misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:37		Osayi Osifo misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:37		Jamison Battle defensive rebound
10:10		Luke Loewe turnover (lost ball) (Tommy Bruner steals)
10:04		Charlie Daniels shooting foul (Bryce Workman draws the foul)
10:04		Bryce Workman misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:04	+1	Bryce Workman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-41
9:41		Jamison Battle misses three point jump shot
9:39		Bryce Workman defensive rebound
9:16	+2	Gyasi Powell makes two point layup	31-41
8:55	+2	Sean Sutherlin makes two point jump shot	31-43
8:34		Jordan Davis misses three point jump shot
8:32		Osayi Osifo offensive rebound
8:26	+2	Osayi Osifo makes two point layup	33-43
8:18		Gyasi Powell personal foul (Jamison Battle draws the foul)
8:15		Jamison Battle misses three point jump shot
8:13		Jordan Davis defensive rebound
7:57	+2	Gyasi Powell makes two point jump shot	35-43
7:37	+3	Eylijah Stephens makes three point jump shot (Eric Curry assists)	35-46
7:09	+2	Mike Marsh makes two point jump shot (Tommy Bruner assists)	37-46
6:48	+3	Payton Willis makes three point jump shot (Eric Curry assists)	37-49
6:23		Mike Marsh turnover (lost ball) (Payton Willis steals)
6:12	+2	Sean Sutherlin makes two point jump shot (Payton Willis assists)	37-51
5:54		Jordan Davis turnover (bad pass) (Payton Willis steals)
5:49		Sean Sutherlin turnover (traveling)
5:49		TV timeout
5:31		Mike Marsh offensive foul
5:31		Mike Marsh turnover
5:16		Rod Brown personal foul (Jamison Battle draws the foul)
5:04		Eylijah Stephens misses two point jump shot
5:02		Jordan Davis defensive rebound
4:59		Jordan Davis turnover (lost ball) (Sean Sutherlin steals)
4:50		Jamison Battle misses three point jump shot
4:48		Jordan Davis defensive rebound
4:25		Eric Curry personal foul
4:14		Mike Marsh misses two point jump shot
4:12		Eylijah Stephens defensive rebound
3:51		Eylijah Stephens misses two point layup
3:49		Rod Brown defensive rebound
3:46		Rod Brown turnover
3:46		TV timeout
3:46		Sean Sutherlin offensive foul
3:46		Sean Sutherlin turnover
3:35		Gyasi Powell misses three point jump shot
3:33		Eylijah Stephens defensive rebound
3:08		Payton Willis misses three point jump shot
3:06		Dolphins defensive rebound
2:56		Jordan Davis misses two point jump shot
2:54		Sean Sutherlin defensive rebound
2:54		Jordan Davis personal foul
2:29		Jamison Battle misses three point jump shot
2:27		Payton Willis offensive rebound
2:21	+2	Jamison Battle makes two point layup (Payton Willis assists)	37-53
2:00		Jordan Davis misses two point jump shot
1:58		Jamison Battle defensive rebound
1:34	+2	Payton Willis makes two point layup (Eric Curry assists)	37-55
1:14		Gyasi Powell misses two point layup
1:12		Eric Curry defensive rebound
1:12		Golden Gophers 30 second timeout
0:56		Payton Willis turnover (lost ball) (Rod Brown steals)
0:52		Rod Brown misses two point layup
0:50		Isaiah Broady offensive rebound
0:50	+2	Isaiah Broady makes two point dunk	39-55
0:48		Sean Sutherlin misses two point layup
0:46		Isaiah Broady defensive rebound
0:42	+3	Tommy Bruner makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Broady assists)	42-55
0:14		Will Ramberg turnover (lost ball) (Rod Brown steals)
0:10	+2	Tommy Bruner makes two point layup	44-55
0:00		End of period

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Tommy Bruner makes two point layup