Minnesota ends 10-game losing streak to Maryland with 65-62 victory
AP
Jan 07, 2024
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Cam Christie scored 12 points, Elijah Hawkins and Dawson Garcia made big plays down the stretch and Minnesota Golden Gophers upped its win streak to seven by ending a 10-game losing streak to Maryland Terrapins with a 65-62 victory on Sunday night.
Christie sank 5 of 12 shots with two 3-pointers for the Golden Gophers (12-3, 3-1 Big Ten), who have won three of their first four conference games for the first time since the 2016-17 season. Garcia totaled 11 points, six rebounds, three steals and two blocked shots. Hawkins finished with 10 points, nine assists and six steals. Joshua Ola-Joseph scored 10 on 5-for-9 shooting.
Jahmir Young led the Terrapins (9-6, 1-3) with 20 points, adding eight rebounds. He made just 5 of 17 shots and was 1 of 5 from 3-point range but 9 of 10 at the foul line. Julian Reese and Donta Scott scored 14 apiece with Reese grabbing nine rebounds and Scott snagging six.
Ola-Joseph scored eight points and Elijah Hawkins had four steals to help Minnesota take a 12-9 lead at the 14:11 mark. Reese answered with a basket and scored eight in a 14-0 run to give Maryland an 11-point lead five minutes later. Ola-Joseph had a layup to end the run and a scoring drought that nearly reached seven minutes.
Maryland went cold from there and Braedon Carrington buried a 3-pointer to cap an 8-0 run and get the Golden Gophers within 23-20 with 3:40 left in the half. Reese made two free throws to end the run, Young sank two more and Scott scored in the paint as the Terrapins pushed their lead to 29-20. Parker Fox, a 44% free-throw shooter, made two for Minnesota and the Golden Gophers trailed by seven at the half.
The Golden Gophers, who missed 13 of 14 first-half shots from beyond the arc, battled back to take the lead at 47-45 on a Hawkins 3-pointer with 8:28 remaining. Garcia and Mike Mitchell Jr. sank their first baskets and Parker Fox capped a 6-0 run with a dunk to give the Golden Gophers their biggest lead at 55-47 with 4:37 left to play.
Maryland scored five straight - all at the foul line. Garcia scored in the paint, but Scott sank a 3-pointer and the Terrapins trailed 57-55 with 56 seconds left. Hawkins hit a jumper 22 seconds later for a two-possession lead and Minnesota used two free throws from Carrington and four from Garcia from there to clinch the victory.
Maryland leads the all-time series 16-3. Minnesota's last home win over the Terps came in 2016. The Golden Gophers' lone road win followed in 2017.
UP NEXT
Minnesota: The Golden Gophers travel to play Indiana on Friday.
Maryland: The Terrapins return home to play Michigan on Thursday.
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1st Half
MD
Terrapins
29
MINN
Golden Gophers
22
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Terrapins gains possession)
19:46
Jahmir Young turnover (Elijah Hawkins steals)
19:33
Dawson Garcia misses three point jump shot
19:31
Terrapins defensive rebound
19:16
+3
Donta Scott makes three point jump shot (DeShawn Harris-Smith assists)
3-0
18:49
Joshua Ola-Joseph misses three point jump shot
18:47
Jahmir Young defensive rebound
18:36
Julian Reese misses two point hook shot
18:34
Mike Mitchell Jr. defensive rebound
18:08
Dawson Garcia misses two point jump shot
18:06
Dawson Garcia offensive rebound
18:02
+2
Joshua Ola-Joseph makes two point dunk (Mike Mitchell Jr. assists)
3-2
17:41
Jahmir Young turnover (Elijah Hawkins steals)
17:15
Julian Reese blocks Cam Christie's two point layup
17:13
Donta Scott defensive rebound
17:08
Donta Scott turnover (Elijah Hawkins steals)
17:05
+2
Elijah Hawkins makes two point layup
3-4
16:55
Donta Scott turnover (Dawson Garcia steals)
16:48
+2
Joshua Ola-Joseph makes two point layup (Cam Christie assists)
3-6
16:32
+2
Julian Reese makes two point layup (DeShawn Harris-Smith assists)
5-6
16:05
Dawson Garcia turnover (Julian Reese steals)
15:55
+2
Jahmir Young makes two point layup
7-6
15:29
+2
Cam Christie makes two point dunk (Elijah Hawkins assists)
7-8
15:13
Jahmir Young turnover (Elijah Hawkins steals)
15:08
+2
Joshua Ola-Joseph makes two point dunk (Elijah Hawkins assists)
7-10
14:46
Joshua Ola-Joseph personal foul
14:46
TV timeout
14:44
Jahnathan Lamothe turnover
14:32
Joshua Ola-Joseph turnover (Jahmir Young steals)
14:24
+2
Donta Scott makes two point hook shot (Jahmir Young assists)
9-10
14:12
+2
Joshua Ola-Joseph makes two point layup (Cam Christie assists)
9-12
13:51
+2
Julian Reese makes two point hook shot (Donta Scott assists)
11-12
13:21
Donta Scott blocks Pharrel Payne's two point layup
13:19
Pharrel Payne offensive rebound
13:14
Isaiah Ihnen misses three point jump shot
13:12
Jamie Kaiser Jr. defensive rebound
13:01
+2
Jahmir Young makes two point layup
13-12
12:36
Caelum Swanton-Rodger personal foul
12:32
Caelum Swanton-Rodger personal foul (Elijah Hawkins draws the foul)
12:19
Isaiah Ihnen misses three point jump shot
12:17
DeShawn Harris-Smith defensive rebound
11:57
Julian Reese turnover (double dribble)
11:57
TV timeout
11:46
Mike Mitchell Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:44
Julian Reese defensive rebound
11:35
Pharrel Payne blocks Julian Reese's two point dunk
11:33
Julian Reese offensive rebound
11:29
+2
Julian Reese makes two point layup
15-12
11:15
Pharrel Payne offensive foul
11:15
Pharrel Payne turnover (offensive foul)
10:48
Pharrel Payne shooting foul (DeShawn Harris-Smith draws the foul)
10:48
+1
DeShawn Harris-Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 3
16-12
10:48
+1
DeShawn Harris-Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 3
17-12
10:48
+1
DeShawn Harris-Smith makes regular free throw 3 of 3
18-12
10:30
DeShawn Harris-Smith personal foul
10:20
Cam Christie misses three point jump shot
10:18
Jahmir Young defensive rebound
10:11
Cam Christie personal foul
10:05
+3
Jamie Kaiser Jr. makes three point jump shot (DeShawn Harris-Smith assists)
21-12
9:45
Dawson Garcia turnover (Jamie Kaiser Jr. steals)
9:42
Elijah Hawkins blocks Jamie Kaiser Jr.'s two point layup
9:40
Terrapins offensive rebound
9:29
Julian Reese misses two point hook shot
9:27
Julian Reese offensive rebound
9:14
+2
Julian Reese makes two point layup (DeShawn Harris-Smith assists)