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Mitchell scores 20 points to lead Minnesota past Ball State; its 10th game at home

AP
Dec 22, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Mike Mitchell Jr. scored 20 points shooting 8 for 11 and Pharrel Payne scored 13 points and Minnesota Golden Gophers beat Ball State Cardinals 80-63 on Thursday night in a game it never trailed.

Elijah Hawkins and Joshua Ola-Joseph each scored 12 points and Cam Christie 11 for Minnesota (9-3) which has been on its home court for the season's first 10 games.

Jalin Anderson scored 26 points and Basheer Jihad 17 points for the Cardinals (8-4).

Mitchell started the game with a pair of 3-pointers, Christie made a jumper and 3 and Ola-Joseph made a pair of layups and Minnesota led 15-5. The Golden Gophers stayed ahead by double digits most of the first half and led led 39-27 at halftime.

Anderson's 3-pointer for Ball State brought the Cardinals to within 55-48 with 10:54 left; the closest Ball State got. Ola-Joseph made a jumper and a layup, Payne made consecutive layups to grow the lead to 72-57 with 6:11 left and Minnesota led by double figures for the remainder.

It was just the third-ever meeting between the two schools. The programs squared off in 1987 and 1988 each coming away with a win.

The Cardinals will start Mid-Atlantic Conference play on the road against Kent State on Jan. 2.

Minnesota hosts Maine on Dec. 29.

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1st Half
BALL
Cardinals
27
MINN
Golden Gophers
39

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Basheer Jihad vs. Pharrel Payne (Cardinals gains possession)
19:50		Davion Bailey offensive foul
19:50		Davion Bailey turnover (offensive foul)
19:38	+3	Mike Mitchell Jr. makes three point jump shot (Elijah Hawkins assists)	0-3
19:19		Davion Bailey misses three point jump shot
19:17		Elijah Hawkins defensive rebound
19:05		Pharrel Payne misses two point layup
19:03		Mason Jones defensive rebound
18:51	+2	Jalin Anderson makes two point jump shot	2-3
18:37	+3	Mike Mitchell Jr. makes three point jump shot (Elijah Hawkins assists)	2-6
18:20		Davion Bailey turnover (bad pass) (Mike Mitchell Jr. steals)
18:11	+2	Cam Christie makes two point jump shot (Mike Mitchell Jr. assists)	2-8
17:54		Zane Doughty misses two point hook shot
17:52		Joshua Ola-Joseph defensive rebound
17:50		Joshua Ola-Joseph turnover (lost ball) (Basheer Jihad steals)
17:50		Pharrel Payne shooting foul (Basheer Jihad draws the foul)
17:50	+1	Basheer Jihad makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-8
17:50		Basheer Jihad misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:50		Cam Christie defensive rebound
17:44		Mike Mitchell Jr. turnover (lost ball)
17:30		Basheer Jihad turnover (bad pass)
17:01	+3	Cam Christie makes three point jump shot (Mike Mitchell Jr. assists)	3-11
16:40		Trent Middleton misses two point jump shot
16:38		Elijah Hawkins defensive rebound
16:32	+2	Joshua Ola-Joseph makes two point layup (Cam Christie assists)	3-13
16:32		Cardinals 30 second timeout
16:11		Jurica Zagorsak misses three point jump shot
16:09		Joshua Ola-Joseph defensive rebound
15:57		Elijah Hawkins misses two point layup
15:55		Cardinals defensive rebound
15:55		TV timeout
15:33		Basheer Jihad turnover (lost ball) (Elijah Hawkins steals)
15:22		Joshua Ola-Joseph misses two point alley-oop dunk
15:20		Jalin Anderson defensive rebound
15:05	+2	Jurica Zagorsak makes two point layup (Basheer Jihad assists)	5-13
14:45	+2	Joshua Ola-Joseph makes two point layup (Cam Christie assists)	5-15
14:30	+2	Jalin Anderson makes two point jump shot (Jurica Zagorsak assists)	7-15
14:04		Elijah Hawkins turnover (bad pass)
13:42		Parker Fox blocks Basheer Jihad's two point layup
13:40		Elijah Hawkins defensive rebound
13:31		Isaiah Ihnen misses three point jump shot
13:29		Jalin Anderson defensive rebound
13:08		Jump ball. Basheer Jihad vs. Isaiah Ihnen (Golden Gophers gains possession)
13:08		Basheer Jihad turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah Ihnen steals)
12:52	+2	Isaiah Ihnen makes two point layup (Elijah Hawkins assists)	7-17
12:52		Mason Jones shooting foul (Isaiah Ihnen draws the foul)
12:52	+1	Isaiah Ihnen makes regular free throw 1 of 1	7-18
12:36		Jalin Anderson misses two point layup
12:34		Parker Fox defensive rebound
12:25		Isaiah Ihnen misses three point jump shot
12:23		Davion Bailey defensive rebound
12:10	+2	Jalin Anderson makes two point jump shot	9-18
11:50		Cam Christie misses three point jump shot
11:47		Golden Gophers offensive rebound
11:47		TV timeout
11:36	+2	Parker Fox makes two point layup (Elijah Hawkins assists)	9-20
11:16		Mason Jones misses three point jump shot
11:14		Mike Mitchell Jr. defensive rebound
11:08		Trent Middleton shooting foul (Elijah Hawkins draws the foul)
11:08	+1	Elijah Hawkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-21
11:08	+1	Elijah Hawkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-22
10:52		Basheer Jihad turnover (bad pass)
10:33	+2	Parker Fox makes two point layup (Mike Mitchell Jr. assists)	9-24
10:10		Parker Fox personal foul (Basheer Jihad draws the foul)
10:07		Davion Bailey misses three point jump shot
10:05		Elijah Hawkins defensive rebound
9:51		Mike Mitchell Jr. misses two point jump shot
9:48		Cardinals defensive rebound
9:34		Mike Mitchell Jr. blocks Trent Middleton's two point jump shot
9:32		Parker Fox defensive rebound
9:24	+2	Elijah Hawkins makes two point jump shot	9-26
9:23		Cardinals 30 second timeout
9:08	+3	Davion Bailey makes three point jump shot (Jalin Anderson assists)	12-26
8:47		Parker Fox misses two point jump shot
8:45		Basheer Jihad defensive rebound
8:42		Jalin Anderson turnover (traveling)
8:25	+2	Isaiah Ihnen makes two point layup (Parker Fox assists)	12-28
8:02		Basheer Jihad turnover (traveling)
7:51		Cam Christie misses two point layup
7:49		Jalin Anderson defensive rebound
7:41	+2	Jurica Zagorsak makes two point layup (Jalin Anderson assists)	14-28
7:16		Kadyn Betts misses three point jump shot
7:14		Mason Jones defensive rebound
7:06		Jalin Anderson misses three point jump shot
7:04		Mike Mitchell Jr. defensive rebound
6:56		Mike Mitchell Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:54		Kadyn Betts offensive rebound
6:49		Kadyn Betts misses two point layup
6:47		Davion Bailey defensive rebound
6:26	+2	Zane Doughty makes two point layup (Jalin Anderson assists)	16-28
6:04		Isaiah Ihnen misses three point jump shot
6:02		Zane Doughty defensive rebound
5:46		Mike Mitchell Jr. personal foul (Jalin Anderson draws the foul)
5:46		TV timeout
5:29	+3	Jalin Anderson makes three point jump shot	19-28
5:06		Zane Doughty shooting foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul)
5:06	+1	Pharrel Payne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-29
5:06	+1	Pharrel Payne makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-30
4:48		Basheer Jihad turnover (lost ball) (Pharrel Payne steals)
4:33		Cam Christie turnover (bad pass) (Jalin Anderson steals)
4:16	+2	Davion Bailey makes two point jump shot	21-30
3:49		Cam Christie misses three point jump shot
3:47		Zane Doughty defensive rebound
3:29		Basheer Jihad misses three point jump shot
3:27		Cardinals offensive rebound
3:27		TV timeout
3:21		Davion Bailey misses three point jump shot
3:19		Zane Doughty offensive rebound
3:19		Zane Doughty misses two point layup
3:17		Zane Doughty offensive rebound
3:17		Zane Doughty misses two point layup
3:15		Golden Gophers defensive rebound
2:50	+2	Pharrel Payne makes two point layup (Cam Christie assists)	21-32
2:20		Jalin Anderson misses two point jump shot
2:18		Basheer Jihad offensive rebound
2:16	+2	Basheer Jihad makes two point layup	23-32
2:16		Cam Christie shooting foul (Basheer Jihad draws the foul)
2:16	+1	Basheer Jihad makes regular free throw 1 of 1	24-32
1:53		Zane Doughty shooting foul (Joshua Ola-Joseph draws the foul)
1:53	+1	Joshua Ola-Joseph makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-33
1:53		Joshua Ola-Joseph misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:53		Pharrel Payne offensive rebound
1:52		Davion Bailey personal foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul)
1:44	+2	Pharrel Payne makes two point layup	24-35
1:20	+3	Jalin Anderson makes three point jump shot	27-35
0:55	+2	Mike Mitchell Jr. makes two point layup (Elijah Hawkins assists)	27-37
0:34		Basheer Jihad turnover (bad pass) (Mike Mitchell Jr. steals)
0:29	+2	Mike Mitchell Jr. makes two point layup	27-39
0:08		Joshua Ola-Joseph personal foul (Jalin Anderson draws the foul)
0:03		Joshua Ola-Joseph personal foul (Basheer Jihad draws the foul)
0:01		Zane Doughty misses two point layup
0:00		Mike Mitchell Jr. defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
BALL
Cardinals
36
MINN
Golden Gophers
41

Time		Play	Score
19:42	+3	Basheer Jihad makes three point jump shot (Mason Jones assists)	30-39
19:22	+3	Mike Mitchell Jr. makes three point jump shot (Elijah Hawkins assists)	30-42
19:03		Mason Jones turnover (traveling)
18:35		Joshua Ola-Joseph misses three point jump shot
18:33		Trent Middleton defensive rebound
18:10		Zane Doughty misses two point hook shot
18:08		Elijah Hawkins defensive rebound
18:02	+2	Elijah Hawkins makes two point layup	30-44
17:40		Trent Middleton misses three point jump shot
17:38		Pharrel Payne defensive rebound
17:27		Trent Middleton shooting foul (Elijah Hawkins draws the foul)
17:27	+1	Elijah Hawkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-45
17:27	+1	Elijah Hawkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-46
17:10		Joshua Ola-Joseph personal foul (Basheer Jihad draws the foul)
17:05		Basheer Jihad misses two point layup
17:03		Zane Doughty offensive rebound
17:03		Pharrel Payne shooting foul (Zane Doughty draws the foul)
17:03		Zane Doughty misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:03	+1	Zane Doughty makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-46
16:36		Isaiah Ihnen turnover (bad pass)
16:23	+2	Zane Doughty makes two point layup (Jalin Anderson assists)	33-46
16:10		Zane Doughty blocks Pharrel Payne's two point layup
16:08		Golden Gophers offensive rebound
15:55		Isaiah Ihnen misses two point jump shot
15:53		Pharrel Payne offensive rebound
15:51		Pharrel Payne misses two point layup
15:49		Cardinals defensive rebound
15:49		TV timeout
15:35	+2	Jalin Anderson makes two point jump shot	35-46
15:02	+3	Elijah Hawkins makes three point jump shot (Mike Mitchell Jr. assists)	35-49
14:37		Mason Jones misses three point jump shot
14:35		Basheer Jihad offensive rebound
14:23	+2	Jalin Anderson makes two point layup	37-49
14:11		Elijah Hawkins misses two point layup
14:09		Basheer Jihad defensive rebound
13:56		Jalin Anderson misses three point jump shot
13:54		Golden Gophers defensive rebound
13:26	+3	Isaiah Ihnen makes three point jump shot (Elijah Hawkins assists)	37-52
13:16	+3	Basheer Jihad makes three point jump shot (Jalin Anderson assists)	40-52
12:53		Cam Christie misses two point jump shot
12:51		Jurica Zagorsak defensive rebound
12:36	+3	Jurica Zagorsak makes three point jump shot (Jalin Anderson assists)	43-52
12:08	+2	Mike Mitchell Jr. makes two point jump shot (Cam Christie assists)	43-54
11:36	+2	Basheer Jihad makes two point layup (Jalin Anderson assists)	45-54
11:14		Jalin Anderson shooting foul (Elijah Hawkins draws the foul)
11:14		TV timeout
11:14		Elijah Hawkins misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:14	+1	Elijah Hawkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-55
10:53	+3	Jalin Anderson makes three point jump shot	48-55
10:31	+2	Mike Mitchell Jr. makes two point jump shot	48-57
10:08		Jalin Anderson misses three point jump shot
10:06		Mike Mitchell Jr. defensive rebound
10:00	+2	Pharrel Payne makes two point dunk (Mike Mitchell Jr. assists)	48-59
9:55		Mike Mitchell Jr. personal foul
9:42		Mike Mitchell Jr. personal foul (Basheer Jihad draws the foul)
9:34	+2	Jalin Anderson makes two point layup	50-59
9:19		Cam Christie misses two point jump shot
9:17		Pharrel Payne offensive rebound
9:15		Basheer Jihad shooting foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul)
9:15	+1	Pharrel Payne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-60
9:15		Pharrel Payne misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:15		Basheer Jihad defensive rebound
8:48	+2	Basheer Jihad makes two point layup	52-60
8:23	+3	Cam Christie makes three point jump shot	52-63
8:08	+2	Jalin Anderson makes two point jump shot	54-63
7:47		Davion Bailey shooting foul (Cam Christie draws the foul)
7:47		TV timeout
7:47		Cam Christie misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:47	+1	Cam Christie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-64
7:36	+2	Jalin Anderson makes two point layup	56-64
7:36		Cam Christie shooting foul (Jalin Anderson draws the foul)
7:36	+1	Jalin Anderson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	57-64
7:17	+2	Joshua Ola-Joseph makes two point layup	57-66
7:01		Jurica Zagorsak misses three point jump shot
6:59		Cam Christie defensive rebound
6:50	+2	Joshua Ola-Joseph makes two point layup (Cam Christie assists)	57-68
6:34		Basheer Jihad misses three point jump shot
6:32		Cam Christie defensive rebound
6:25	+2	Pharrel Payne makes two point layup (Cam Christie assists)	57-70
6:25		Zane Doughty shooting foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul)
6:25		Pharrel Payne misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:25		Jalin Anderson defensive rebound
6:18		Jalin Anderson misses two point jump shot
6:16		Elijah Hawkins defensive rebound
6:11	+2	Pharrel Payne makes two point layup (Elijah Hawkins assists)	57-72
6:10		Cardinals 30 second timeout
6:10		TV timeout
5:54		Jurica Zagorsak turnover (bad pass) (Mike Mitchell Jr. steals)
5:33		Jurica Zagorsak personal foul (Joshua Ola-Joseph draws the foul)
5:27		Joshua Ola-Joseph misses two point jump shot
5:25		Joshua Ola-Joseph offensive rebound
5:24	+2	Joshua Ola-Joseph makes two point layup	57-74
5:24		Mason Jones shooting foul (Joshua Ola-Joseph draws the foul)
5:24	+1	Joshua Ola-Joseph makes regular free throw 1 of 1	57-75
5:06		Joshua Ola-Joseph personal foul (Basheer Jihad draws the foul)
5:01	+3	Davion Bailey makes three point jump shot (Basheer Jihad assists)	60-75
4:29	+2	Cam Christie makes two point jump shot (Elijah Hawkins assists)	60-77
4:12		Basheer Jihad turnover (traveling)
3:50		Joshua Ola-Joseph turnover (bad pass)
3:50		TV timeout
3:26		Basheer Jihad misses two point jump shot
3:24		Mason Jones offensive rebound
3:18		Mason Jones misses two point hook shot
3:18		Parker Fox defensive rebound
3:18		Mason Jones personal foul (Parker Fox draws the foul)
3:18		Parker Fox misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:18		Jurica Zagorsak defensive rebound
3:11		Parker Fox blocks Mason Jones's two point layup
3:09		Cam Christie defensive rebound
3:02		Mike Mitchell Jr. misses two point jump shot
3:00		Parker Fox offensive rebound
3:00		Parker Fox misses two point dunk
2:58		Parker Fox offensive rebound
2:57		Davion Bailey shooting foul (Parker Fox draws the foul)
2:57		Parker Fox misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:57		Parker Fox misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:57		Cam Christie offensive rebound
2:41	+3	Mike Mitchell Jr. makes three point jump shot (Parker Fox assists)	60-80
2:24		Jalin Anderson misses two point layup
2:22		Elijah Hawkins defensive rebound
1:55		Jalin Anderson personal foul (Parker Fox draws the foul)
1:55		Parker Fox misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:55		Parker Fox misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:55		Basheer Jihad defensive rebound
1:46		Kadyn Betts personal foul (Basheer Jihad draws the foul)
1:46	+1	Basheer Jihad makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-80
1:46		Basheer Jihad misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:46		Cam Christie defensive rebound
1:39		Cam Christie misses three point jump shot
1:37		Basheer Jihad defensive rebound
1:28		Kadyn Betts personal foul (Jalin Anderson draws the foul)
1:28		Jalin Anderson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:28		Cam Christie defensive rebound
0:59		Elijah Hawkins misses two point layup
0:57		Cardinals defensive rebound
0:45		Cam Christie shooting foul (Basheer Jihad draws the foul)
0:45	+1	Basheer Jihad makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-80
0:45	+1	Basheer Jihad makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-80
0:33		Cam Christie misses three point jump shot
0:31		Trent Middleton defensive rebound
0:21		Trent Middleton turnover (bad pass) (Parker Fox steals)
0:00		End of period

Trent Middleton turnover (bad pass) (Parker Fox steals)