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Battle, Willis lead Minnesota past Green Bay 72-56

AP
Dec 22, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Jamison Battle scored 23 points, Payton Willis had 10 of his 14 in the second half and Minnesota got by Green Bay 72-56 on Wednesday.

The Phoenix (2-9), who have lost four in a row, led 29-28 at the half but the Golden Gophers (10-1), who have won three straight, opened the second half with a 12-2 run.

Willis, who previously play at Vanderbilt and College of Charleston, surpassed 1,000 career points (1,013) and added a career-high 10 assists. Sean Sutherlin scored 12 points, 11 in the second half, and Eric Curry scored 11 with 10 rebounds.

Despite Minnesota's quick start in the second half, the Phoenix stayed within striking distance before Sutherlin scored five straight points and then capped a 13-4 run for a 61-46 lead with 6:07 to go.

The Phoenix answered with seven-straight points but only made one of their final five shots while Minnesota made its final three.

Kamari McGee scored 14 points and Donovan Ivory 11 for Green Bay, which was 2 of 18 from 3-point range.

Minnesota shot 61.5% in the second half, making 5 of 7 behind the arc, while Green Bay shot 38% (11 of 29).

The Golden Gophers play Alcorn State on Dec. 29 before resuming Big Ten play against Illinois on Jan. 2.

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1st Half
GB
Phoenix
29
MINN
Golden Gophers
28

Time		Play	Score
19:46		Japannah Kellogg III vs. Eric Curry (Payton Willis gains possession)
19:40		Japannah Kellogg III blocks Eric Curry's two point layup
19:38		Donovan Ivory defensive rebound
19:22		Donovan Ivory turnover (bad pass) (Jamison Battle steals)
19:16		Payton Willis misses three point jump shot
19:14		Japannah Kellogg III defensive rebound
19:02	+2	Donovan Ivory makes two point jump shot	2-0
18:42	+2	Jamison Battle makes two point jump shot	2-2
18:22		Cade Meyer misses three point jump shot
18:20		Jamison Battle defensive rebound
18:11	+2	Eylijah Stephens makes two point layup (Jamison Battle assists)	2-4
17:40	+2	Kamari McGee makes two point layup	4-4
17:31	+2	Jamison Battle makes two point layup (Payton Willis assists)	4-6
17:00	+2	Japannah Kellogg III makes two point jump shot (Emmanuel Ansong assists)	6-6
16:36		Eylijah Stephens misses three point jump shot
16:36		Payton Willis offensive rebound
16:36		Payton Willis misses two point jump shot
16:34		Cade Meyer defensive rebound
16:16		Kamari McGee misses two point layup
16:14		Eric Curry defensive rebound
15:54		Eric Curry misses two point jump shot
14:19		Emmanuel Ansong misses three point jump shot
14:17		Eric Curry defensive rebound
14:10		Eric Curry turnover
13:42	+2	Kamari McGee makes two point layup	8-10
13:42	+2	Kamari McGee makes two point layup	8-10
13:29		Charlie Daniels offensive foul
13:29		Charlie Daniels turnover
13:15		Sean Sutherlin blocks Emmanuel Ansong's two point layup
13:13		Emmanuel Ansong offensive rebound
13:13	+2	Emmanuel Ansong makes two point layup	10-10
12:51		Sean Sutherlin turnover (bad pass) (Kamari McGee steals)
12:47	+2	Kamari McGee makes two point layup	12-10
12:35		Sean Sutherlin misses two point layup
12:33		Donovan Ivory defensive rebound
12:22	+2	Emmanuel Ansong makes two point jump shot	14-10
11:59		Ryan Claflin shooting foul
11:59		TV timeout
11:52		Japannah Kellogg III shooting foul (Luke Loewe draws the foul)
11:52	+1	Luke Loewe makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-11
11:52	+1	Luke Loewe makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-12
11:31		Ryan Claflin turnover (bad pass) (Luke Loewe steals)
11:31		Golden Gophers 30 second timeout
11:17		Nate Jenkins shooting foul (Jamison Battle draws the foul)
11:17	+1	Jamison Battle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-13
11:17	+1	Jamison Battle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-14
10:53		Ryan Claflin misses two point jump shot
10:51		Jamison Battle defensive rebound
10:35		Luke Loewe turnover (traveling)
10:20	+2	Japannah Kellogg III makes two point jump shot (Ryan Claflin assists)	16-14
10:07		Abdoulaye Thiam misses three point jump shot
10:05		Nate Jenkins defensive rebound
9:49	+2	Emmanuel Ansong makes two point dunk (Nate Jenkins assists)	18-14
9:24		Luke Loewe misses three point jump shot
9:22		Abdoulaye Thiam offensive rebound
9:14		Emmanuel Ansong blocks Abdoulaye Thiam's two point layup
9:12		Japannah Kellogg III defensive rebound
8:51		Nate Jenkins misses three point jump shot
8:49		Payton Willis defensive rebound
8:33	+2	Jamison Battle makes two point jump shot (Payton Willis assists)	18-16
8:19		Randy Tucker misses three point jump shot
8:17		Ryan Claflin offensive rebound
8:00		Randy Tucker misses two point jump shot
7:58		Emmanuel Ansong offensive rebound
7:56		Randy Tucker turnover (traveling)
7:56		TV timeout
7:34		Ryan Claflin personal foul (Treyton Thompson draws the foul)
7:16		Randy Tucker blocks Sean Sutherlin's two point layup
7:14		Cem Kirciman defensive rebound
6:50	+2	Kamari McGee makes two point jump shot	20-16
6:35		Luke Loewe misses three point jump shot
6:33		Cade Meyer defensive rebound
6:14		Randy Tucker turnover (bad pass) (Payton Willis steals)
6:07	+2	Payton Willis makes two point layup	20-18
5:51	+3	Donovan Ivory makes three point jump shot (Kamari McGee assists)	23-18
5:19		Treyton Thompson misses three point jump shot
5:17		Cade Meyer defensive rebound
5:11		Treyton Thompson personal foul (Cade Meyer draws the foul)
5:06		Cade Meyer misses two point jump shot
5:04		Eric Curry defensive rebound
4:53		Donovan Ivory shooting foul (Sean Sutherlin draws the foul)
4:53	+1	Sean Sutherlin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-19
4:53		Sean Sutherlin misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:53		Emmanuel Ansong defensive rebound
4:29		Treyton Thompson shooting foul (Cade Meyer draws the foul)
4:29	+1	Cade Meyer makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-19
4:29	+1	Cade Meyer makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-19
4:12		Cade Meyer personal foul (Eric Curry draws the foul)
4:10	+2	Eric Curry makes two point jump shot (Payton Willis assists)	25-21
3:57		Donovan Ivory turnover (Eylijah Stephens steals)
3:55		TV timeout
3:38	+2	Payton Willis makes two point jump shot (Eric Curry assists)	25-23
3:17	+2	Kamari McGee makes two point jump shot	27-23
2:56		Eylijah Stephens misses three point jump shot
2:54		Emmanuel Ansong defensive rebound
2:32		Kamari McGee misses three point jump shot
2:30		Eric Curry defensive rebound
2:20		Cade Meyer blocks Eric Curry's two point layup
2:18		Payton Willis offensive rebound
2:10		Cade Meyer personal foul (Eric Curry draws the foul)
2:10	+1	Eric Curry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-24
2:10	+1	Eric Curry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-25
1:57	+2	Emmanuel Ansong makes two point layup	29-25
1:41	+3	Jamison Battle makes three point jump shot (Payton Willis assists)	29-28
1:13		Donovan Ivory misses three point jump shot
1:11		Eric Curry defensive rebound
1:00		Eric Curry misses two point jump shot
0:58		Emmanuel Ansong defensive rebound
0:50		Cem Kirciman misses three point jump shot
0:48		Golden Gophers defensive rebound
0:43		Jamison Battle misses three point jump shot
0:41		Emmanuel Ansong defensive rebound
0:18		Kamari McGee misses two point jump shot
0:16		Luke Loewe defensive rebound

2nd Half
GB
Phoenix
27
MINN
Golden Gophers
44

Time		Play	Score
19:51		Luke Loewe personal foul (Emmanuel Ansong draws the foul)
19:32		Jamison Battle blocks Japannah Kellogg III's two point layup
19:30		Phoenix offensive rebound
19:29		Cade Meyer misses two point jump shot
19:27		Emmanuel Ansong offensive rebound
19:17		Japannah Kellogg III misses two point jump shot
19:15		Eric Curry defensive rebound
19:04		Jamison Battle misses two point jump shot
19:02		Golden Gophers offensive rebound
18:58	+2	Jamison Battle makes two point dunk (Payton Willis assists)	29-30
18:35		Kamari McGee misses three point jump shot
18:33		Eric Curry defensive rebound
18:22	+3	Payton Willis makes three point jump shot	29-33
17:54		Donovan Ivory misses two point jump shot
17:52		Cade Meyer offensive rebound
17:43	+2	Donovan Ivory makes two point layup	31-33
17:18	+2	Eric Curry makes two point jump shot (Payton Willis assists)	31-35
16:57		Emmanuel Ansong misses two point jump shot
16:55		Eric Curry defensive rebound
16:42	+3	Luke Loewe makes three point jump shot (Payton Willis assists)	31-38
16:32		Phoenix 30 second timeout
16:32		TV timeout
16:21		Donovan Ivory misses three point jump shot
16:19		Payton Willis defensive rebound
16:14	+2	Eylijah Stephens makes two point layup (Payton Willis assists)	31-40
15:49	+2	Donovan Ivory makes two point jump shot (Emmanuel Ansong assists)	33-40
15:27		Jamison Battle misses two point jump shot
15:25		Cade Meyer defensive rebound
15:13		Jamison Battle shooting foul (Cade Meyer draws the foul)
15:13		TV timeout
15:13	+1	Cade Meyer makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-40
15:13	+1	Cade Meyer makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-40
15:01		Cade Meyer blocks Jamison Battle's two point layup
14:59		Japannah Kellogg III defensive rebound
14:34		Kamari McGee turnover (bad pass)
14:13		Emmanuel Ansong shooting foul (Eric Curry draws the foul)
14:13	+1	Eric Curry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-41
14:13	+1	Eric Curry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-42
13:57		Luke Loewe personal foul (Emmanuel Ansong draws the foul)
13:43	+2	Kamari McGee makes two point jump shot	37-42
13:22	+2	Eric Curry makes two point jump shot (Jamison Battle assists)	37-44
12:53	+2	Cade Meyer makes two point layup (Kamari McGee assists)	39-44
12:40	+2	Payton Willis makes two point layup	39-46
12:16		Cade Meyer misses three point jump shot
12:14		Jamison Battle defensive rebound
12:07	+2	Payton Willis makes two point layup	39-48
12:07		Kamari McGee personal foul (Payton Willis draws the foul)
12:07		Payton Willis misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:07		Emmanuel Ansong defensive rebound
11:42		Japannah Kellogg III misses two point jump shot
11:40		Randy Tucker offensive rebound
11:22	+3	Randy Tucker makes three point jump shot (Kamari McGee assists)	42-48
11:05	+2	Sean Sutherlin makes two point layup (Payton Willis assists)	42-50
11:05		Japannah Kellogg III shooting foul (Sean Sutherlin draws the foul)
11:05		TV timeout
11:05	+1	Sean Sutherlin makes regular free throw 1 of 1	42-51
10:41		Emmanuel Ansong misses two point jump shot
10:39		Jamison Battle defensive rebound
10:22	+2	Sean Sutherlin makes two point layup	42-53
9:49		Kamari McGee misses two point jump shot
9:47		Japannah Kellogg III offensive rebound
9:46		Charlie Daniels personal foul (Japannah Kellogg III draws the foul)
9:33	+2	Randy Tucker makes two point jump shot	44-53
9:09		Eylijah Stephens misses three point jump shot
9:07		Japannah Kellogg III defensive rebound
8:41	+2	Japannah Kellogg III makes two point layup (Nate Jenkins assists)	46-53
8:13		Jamison Battle misses two point jump shot
8:11		Japannah Kellogg III defensive rebound
8:01		Sean Sutherlin blocks Nate Jenkins's two point layup
7:59		Nate Jenkins offensive rebound
7:57		Ryan Claflin misses three point jump shot
7:55		Sean Sutherlin defensive rebound
7:54	+2	Eylijah Stephens makes two point layup	46-55
7:54		Ryan Claflin shooting foul (Eylijah Stephens draws the foul)
7:54		TV timeout
7:54	+1	Eylijah Stephens makes regular free throw 1 of 1	46-56
7:44		Randy Tucker misses three point jump shot
7:42		Sean Sutherlin defensive rebound
7:17		Luke Loewe misses two point jump shot
7:15		Cade Meyer defensive rebound
7:00		Donovan Ivory turnover (bad pass) (Payton Willis steals)
6:55		Randy Tucker blocks Payton Willis's two point layup
6:53		Golden Gophers offensive rebound
6:49	+3	Payton Willis makes three point jump shot	46-59
6:30		Cade Meyer offensive foul (Luke Loewe draws the foul)
6:30		Cade Meyer turnover
6:09	+2	Sean Sutherlin makes two point layup (Luke Loewe assists)	46-61
5:41	+2	Nate Jenkins makes two point layup	48-61
5:26		Jamison Battle misses three point jump shot
5:24		Nate Jenkins defensive rebound
5:06	+2	Cade Meyer makes two point layup	50-61
5:06		Charlie Daniels shooting foul (Cade Meyer draws the foul)
5:06	+1	Cade Meyer makes regular free throw 1 of 1	51-61
4:45		Sean Sutherlin misses two point layup
4:43		Donovan Ivory defensive rebound
4:29	+2	Donovan Ivory makes two point jump shot (Cade Meyer assists)	53-61
3:58		Sean Sutherlin misses two point layup
3:56		Cade Meyer defensive rebound
3:32		Nate Jenkins misses three point jump shot
3:30		Jamison Battle defensive rebound
3:21		Golden Gophers 30 second timeout
3:21		TV timeout
3:12	+3	Jamison Battle makes three point jump shot (Sean Sutherlin assists)	53-64
2:45		Kamari McGee misses three point jump shot
2:43		Eric Curry defensive rebound
2:32		Payton Willis turnover (lost ball) (Cade Meyer steals)
2:23		Eric Curry personal foul (Japannah Kellogg III draws the foul)
2:23		Japannah Kellogg III misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:23	+1	Japannah Kellogg III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-64
2:06		Emmanuel Ansong personal foul (Eric Curry draws the foul)
2:06		Eric Curry misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:06	+1	Eric Curry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-65
1:43	+2	Kamari McGee makes two point jump shot	56-65
1:16	+2	Sean Sutherlin makes two point layup (Eric Curry assists)	56-67
1:05		Donovan Ivory misses three point jump shot
1:03		Eric Curry defensive rebound
0:55	+3	Jamison Battle makes three point jump shot (Payton Willis assists)	56-70
0:31		Donovan Ivory turnover (out of bounds)
0:16		Donovan Ivory shooting foul (Sean Sutherlin draws the foul)
0:16	+1	Sean Sutherlin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-71
0:16	+1	Sean Sutherlin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-72
0:09		Kamari McGee misses two point jump shot
0:07		Sean Sutherlin defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Sean Sutherlin defensive rebound