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