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Christie has 19 points, Hawkins chips in with 18 and Minnesota rallies to beat Penn State 75-70
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Cam Christie scored 19 points, Elijah Hawkins added 18 and Minnesota rallied from a 12-point deficit in the second half and beat Penn State 75-70 on Saturday to sweep the season series.
Minnesota (18-11, 9-9 Big Ten), which won 83-74 at Penn State on Jan. 27, ended a two-game skid.
Mike Mitchell Jr. and Hawkins hit consecutive 3-pointers to spark a 21-5 run to give Minnesota a 62-58 lead with 3:49 remaining. Christie also hit from deep and scored seven points during the stretch.
Ace Baldwin Jr. made a pair of free throws to give Penn State its last lead, 63-62, with 2:44 left. Hawkins forced a turnover and then dished to Mitchell to spark a 6-0 surge. Baldwin's 3 cut the Nittany Lions' deficit 69-66 with 35 seconds left before the Golden Gophers sealed it at the free-throw line.
Christie scored 13 points and Hawkins added 11 as the Golden Gophers shot 58% (15 of 26) in the second half. Parker Fox finished with 11 points and Mitchell scored all 11 of his after the break. Hawkins had eight assists and two steals.
Puff Johnson scored 19 points for Penn State (14-16, 8-11), which led by as many as 23 points in the first half and had a 12-point advantage at the break. Baldwin finished with 17 points, six rebounds and eight assists. The pair combined for nine of the Nittany Lions' 11 3-pointers.
Minnesota closed on an 11-1 run to pull within 42-30 at halftime. Johnson hit four from long range and scored 14 points in the first half for Penn State, which opened with an 18-8 run and led 41-18 with 5:04 left. Fox and Hawkins each scored seven first-half points for the Golden Gophers.
Minnesota plays at home against Indiana on Wednesday.
Penn State hosts Maryland on March 10 in a regular-season finale.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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| 20:00 |  | Â | Qudus Wahab vs. Dawson Garcia (Golden Gophers gains possession) | Â |
| 19:43 | | Â | Dawson Garcia misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 19:41 |  | Â | Nick Kern Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:12 | | Â | Nick Kern Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 19:10 | | Â | Parker Fox defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:02 | | +2 | Cam Christie makes two point layup (Elijah Hawkins assists) | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | | +3 | Puff Johnson makes three point jump shot (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists) | 3-2 |
| 18:22 | | +2 | Parker Fox makes two point layup (Mike Mitchell Jr. assists) | 3-4 |
| 18:02 | | +2 | Qudus Wahab makes two point hook shot (Nick Kern Jr. assists) | 5-4 |
| 17:46 | | Â | Mike Mitchell Jr. turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 17:21 | | Â | Nick Kern Jr. offensive foul (Parker Fox draws the foul) | Â |
| 17:21 | | Â | Nick Kern Jr. turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 16:56 | | Â | Elijah Hawkins misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:54 | | Â | Nick Kern Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:39 | | +2 | Puff Johnson makes two point jump shot (Nick Kern Jr. assists) | 7-4 |
| 16:09 | | +2 | Dawson Garcia makes two point jump shot | 7-6 |
| 15:48 | | Â | Parker Fox blocks Zach Hicks's two point layup | Â |
| 15:46 | | Â | Cam Christie defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:41 | | Â | Nick Kern Jr. shooting foul (Cam Christie draws the foul) | Â |
| 15:41 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:41 | | +1 | Cam Christie makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-7 |
| 15:41 | | +1 | Cam Christie makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-8 |
| 15:27 | | Â | Elijah Hawkins personal foul (Qudus Wahab draws the foul) | Â |
| 15:13 | | +3 | Puff Johnson makes three point jump shot | 10-8 |
| 14:49 | | Â | Pharrel Payne turnover (lost ball) (Qudus Wahab steals) | Â |
| 14:39 | | +3 | Zach Hicks makes three point jump shot (D'Marco Dunn assists) | 13-8 |
| 14:11 | | Â | Dawson Garcia misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:10 | | Â | Nittany Lions defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:00 | | +3 | Puff Johnson makes three point jump shot (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists) | 16-8 |
| 13:56 | | Â | Golden Gophers 30 second timeout | Â |
| 13:44 | | Â | Jump ball. Pharrel Payne vs. Qudus Wahab (Qudus Wahab gains possession) | Â |
| 13:44 | | Â | Pharrel Payne turnover (lost ball) (Qudus Wahab steals) | Â |
| 13:25 | | +2 | Qudus Wahab makes two point layup (Zach Hicks assists) | 18-8 |
| 12:53 | | +2 | Elijah Hawkins makes two point layup | 18-10 |
| 12:37 | | Â | Qudus Wahab misses two point layup | Â |
| 12:35 | | Â | Mike Mitchell Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:30 | | Â | Puff Johnson shooting foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul) | Â |
| 12:30 | | +1 | Pharrel Payne makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-11 |
| 12:30 | | +1 | Pharrel Payne makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-12 |
| 12:07 | | Â | D'Marco Dunn misses two point layup | Â |
| 12:05 | | Â | Nittany Lions offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:49 | | +3 | Leo O'Boyle makes three point jump shot (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists) | 21-12 |
| 11:26 | | Â | Mike Mitchell Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:24 | | Â | Qudus Wahab defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:12 | | Â | Qudus Wahab turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 11:12 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:02 | | Â | Pharrel Payne turnover (lost ball) (Qudus Wahab steals) | Â |
| 10:49 | | +3 | Leo O'Boyle makes three point jump shot (Jameel Brown assists) | 24-12 |
| 10:16 | | Â | Cam Christie misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:14 | | Â | Joshua Ola-Joseph offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:00 | | Â | Cam Christie misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 9:58 | | Â | Joshua Ola-Joseph offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:55 | | Â | Qudus Wahab blocks Joshua Ola-Joseph's two point layup | Â |
| 9:53 | | Â | Qudus Wahab defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:45 | | Â | Cam Christie shooting foul (D'Marco Dunn draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:45 | | +1 | D'Marco Dunn makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-12 |
| 9:45 | | +1 | D'Marco Dunn makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-12 |
| 9:28 | | Â | Isaiah Ihnen misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:26 | | Â | Ace Baldwin Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:19 | | Â | Dawson Garcia personal foul (Ace Baldwin Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:14 | | Â | Dawson Garcia shooting foul (Ace Baldwin Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:14 | | +1 | Ace Baldwin Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-12 |
| 9:14 | | +1 | Ace Baldwin Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-12 |
| 8:57 | | Â | Jump ball. Isaiah Ihnen vs. Ace Baldwin Jr. (Isaiah Ihnen gains possession) | Â |
| 8:48 | | Â | Elijah Hawkins turnover (bad pass) (Leo O'Boyle steals) | Â |
| 8:40 | | Â | Leo O'Boyle misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:38 | | Â | Puff Johnson offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:36 | | Â | Joshua Ola-Joseph personal foul (Puff Johnson draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:25 | | +2 | Ace Baldwin Jr. makes two point layup (RayQuawndis Mitchell assists) | 30-12 |
| 8:17 | | Â | Leo O'Boyle shooting foul (Elijah Hawkins draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:17 | | +1 | Elijah Hawkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-13 |
| 8:17 | | +1 | Elijah Hawkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-14 |
| 7:56 | | Â | Pharrel Payne blocks Zach Hicks's two point layup | Â |
| 7:54 | | Â | Pharrel Payne defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:52 | | Â | Zach Hicks personal foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:52 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:26 | | Â | Cam Christie misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:24 | | Â | Ace Baldwin Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:18 | | Â | Zach Hicks misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:16 | | Â | Parker Fox defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:08 | | +3 | Elijah Hawkins makes three point jump shot | 30-17 |
| 6:43 | | +3 | Ace Baldwin Jr. makes three point jump shot | 33-17 |
| 6:23 | | Â | Elijah Hawkins turnover (lost ball) (Ace Baldwin Jr. steals) | Â |
| 6:19 | | +3 | Ace Baldwin Jr. makes three point jump shot (RayQuawndis Mitchell assists) | 36-17 |
| 6:09 | | Â | Mike Mitchell Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:07 | | Â | Nittany Lions defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:07 | | Â | Parker Fox personal foul (Puff Johnson draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:52 | | +3 | Puff Johnson makes three point jump shot (RayQuawndis Mitchell assists) | 39-17 |
| 5:40 | | Â | Qudus Wahab shooting foul (Parker Fox draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:40 | | +1 | Parker Fox makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 39-18 |
| 5:40 | | Â | Parker Fox misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 5:40 | | Â | Qudus Wahab defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:26 | | Â | Parker Fox blocks Puff Johnson's two point layup | Â |
| 5:24 | | Â | Parker Fox defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:17 | | Â | Elijah Hawkins misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:15 | | Â | RayQuawndis Mitchell defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:05 | | +2 | Qudus Wahab makes two point hook shot (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists) | 41-18 |
| 4:54 | | Â | Ace Baldwin Jr. shooting foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:54 | | +1 | Pharrel Payne makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 41-19 |
| 4:54 | | +1 | Pharrel Payne makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 41-20 |
| 4:37 | | Â | Qudus Wahab offensive foul (Elijah Hawkins draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:37 | | Â | Qudus Wahab turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 4:10 | | Â | Jump ball. Mike Mitchell Jr. vs. D'Marco Dunn (D'Marco Dunn gains possession) | Â |
| 4:10 | | Â | Mike Mitchell Jr. turnover (lost ball) (D'Marco Dunn steals) | Â |
| 3:51 | | Â | D'Marco Dunn turnover (lost ball) (Elijah Hawkins steals) | Â |
| 3:47 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:42 | | +2 | Pharrel Payne makes two point dunk (Cam Christie assists) | 41-22 |
| 3:27 | | Â | RayQuawndis Mitchell turnover (bad pass) (Mike Mitchell Jr. steals) | Â |
| 3:24 | | +2 | Parker Fox makes two point dunk (Elijah Hawkins assists) | 41-24 |
| 3:22 | | Â | Nittany Lions 30 second timeout | Â |
| 3:03 | | Â | Zach Hicks misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:00 | | Â | Nittany Lions offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:57 | | Â | Pharrel Payne personal foul (Ace Baldwin Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:57 | | Â | Ace Baldwin Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 2:57 | | Â | Pharrel Payne defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:49 | | Â | Cam Christie misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:47 | | Â | Zach Hicks defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:34 | | Â | D'Marco Dunn turnover (bad pass) (Mike Mitchell Jr. steals) | Â |
| 2:29 | | Â | Zach Hicks shooting foul (Cam Christie draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:29 | | +1 | Cam Christie makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 41-25 |
| 2:29 | | +1 | Cam Christie makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 41-26 |
| 2:01 | | Â | Mike Mitchell Jr. shooting foul (RayQuawndis Mitchell draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:01 | | Â | RayQuawndis Mitchell misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 2:01 | | +1 | RayQuawndis Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 42-26 |
| 1:37 | | Â | Mike Mitchell Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Ace Baldwin Jr. steals) | Â |
| 1:33 | | Â | Parker Fox blocks RayQuawndis Mitchell's two point layup | Â |
| 1:31 | | Â | Nittany Lions offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:31 | | Â | Nittany Lions 30 second timeout | Â |
| 1:29 | | Â | Ace Baldwin Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Mike Mitchell Jr. steals) | Â |
| 1:24 | | Â | Cam Christie misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 1:22 | | Â | Ace Baldwin Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:16 | | Â | Zach Hicks misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:14 | | Â | Mike Mitchell Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:09 | | Â | Elijah Hawkins misses two point layup | Â |
| 1:07 | | Â | Parker Fox offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:05 | | +2 | Parker Fox makes two point layup | 42-28 |
| 0:43 | | Â | Ace Baldwin Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 0:41 | | Â | Dawson Garcia defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:39 | | Â | RayQuawndis Mitchell personal foul (Dawson Garcia draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:39 | | +1 | Dawson Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 42-29 |
| 0:39 | | +1 | Dawson Garcia makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 42-30 |
| 0:27 | | Â | Parker Fox blocks RayQuawndis Mitchell's two point layup | Â |
| 0:25 | | Â | Joshua Ola-Joseph defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:02 | | Â | Elijah Hawkins misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:01 | | Â | Parker Fox offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:01 | | Â | Cam Christie misses two point layup | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Golden Gophers offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |