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University of Minnesota Athletics
Monday, February 13
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Gophers Get Second Straight Home Win vs. Wildcats
2/13/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Feb. 13, 2017
Carlie Wagner scored 25 points including five 3-pointers. Kenisha Bell tallied 18 points with a 12-of-14 mark at the free throw line. She nine of her 10 free throw attempts in the fourth quarter to help seal the win. Jasmine Brunson scored seven points in the second half when the game was close. Taiye Bello grabbed nine rebounds and Whitney Tinjum had eight.
The Gophers outrebounded the Wildcats 48-38. For the second straight game Minnesota went to the free throw 34 times, connecting on 24 attempts Monday night.
Nia Coffey led Northwestern with 33 points and 10 rebounds. Ashley Deary had 11 points and five steals.
HOW IT HAPPENED
First Quarter: Wagner scored 10 of the Gophers' first-quarter points, including a 3-pointer and a three-point play, as they went ahead 15-10. Minnesota outrebounded Northwestern 16-7 in the period.
Second Quarter: The Gophers went on a 9-0 run to go up 32-20. Bell made a pair of free throws, then hit two jumpers in 24 seconds to cap the run with just under two minutes to go in the half. Bello scored at the buzzer to make it 34-22 at the break. Wagner had 16 points at halftime, including three 3-pointers.
Third Quarter: Northwestern went on a 13-1 run to tie the game at 35 less than four minutes into the half. The Gophers' points early in the quarter came at the free throw line. The Wildcats went ahead for the first time, 41-39 with just over three minutes left in the third. The quarter featured four ties and four lead changes, including two game-tying drives by Brunson. The Gophers trailed 48-46 entering the last quarter.
Fourth Quarter: Gadiva Hubbard stole a pass and assisted a Brunson fastbreak layup to regain the lead for Minnesota, 50-48. Bello scored off an offensive rebound for a four-point advantage. The Gophers went up by as much as nine and the Wildcats did not get closer than four after that.
MORE NOTES
*Wagner passed the career 1,500-point mark, becoming the ninth Gopher to do so. With 1,515 points she is 17 behind Kiara Buford (2008-12) on Minnesota's all-time scoring list.
*The Gophers are 3-1 with the starting five of Bell, Brunson, Wagner, Tinjum and Bello over the last four games.
COMING UP NEXT
Minnesota travels to face Michigan State on Thursday, Feb. 16 at 6 p.m. CT. The Gophers' final home game will be a week later against Purdue on Feb. 23. The Gophers' seniors will be recognized prior the 8 p.m. game, which will be televised on BTN.
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The Golden Gophers bounced back from a third-quarter Northwestern run to win its second home game in three days. Minnesota (14-12, 5-8 Big Ten) built a 12-point halftime lead then held off the Wildcats (17-8, 6-6 Big Ten) for a 71-61 victory.
Carlie Wagner scored 25 points including five 3-pointers. Kenisha Bell tallied 18 points with a 12-of-14 mark at the free throw line. She nine of her 10 free throw attempts in the fourth quarter to help seal the win. Jasmine Brunson scored seven points in the second half when the game was close. Taiye Bello grabbed nine rebounds and Whitney Tinjum had eight.
The Gophers outrebounded the Wildcats 48-38. For the second straight game Minnesota went to the free throw 34 times, connecting on 24 attempts Monday night.
Nia Coffey led Northwestern with 33 points and 10 rebounds. Ashley Deary had 11 points and five steals.
HOW IT HAPPENED
First Quarter: Wagner scored 10 of the Gophers' first-quarter points, including a 3-pointer and a three-point play, as they went ahead 15-10. Minnesota outrebounded Northwestern 16-7 in the period.
Second Quarter: The Gophers went on a 9-0 run to go up 32-20. Bell made a pair of free throws, then hit two jumpers in 24 seconds to cap the run with just under two minutes to go in the half. Bello scored at the buzzer to make it 34-22 at the break. Wagner had 16 points at halftime, including three 3-pointers.
Third Quarter: Northwestern went on a 13-1 run to tie the game at 35 less than four minutes into the half. The Gophers' points early in the quarter came at the free throw line. The Wildcats went ahead for the first time, 41-39 with just over three minutes left in the third. The quarter featured four ties and four lead changes, including two game-tying drives by Brunson. The Gophers trailed 48-46 entering the last quarter.
Fourth Quarter: Gadiva Hubbard stole a pass and assisted a Brunson fastbreak layup to regain the lead for Minnesota, 50-48. Bello scored off an offensive rebound for a four-point advantage. The Gophers went up by as much as nine and the Wildcats did not get closer than four after that.
MORE NOTES
*Wagner passed the career 1,500-point mark, becoming the ninth Gopher to do so. With 1,515 points she is 17 behind Kiara Buford (2008-12) on Minnesota's all-time scoring list.
*The Gophers are 3-1 with the starting five of Bell, Brunson, Wagner, Tinjum and Bello over the last four games.
COMING UP NEXT
Minnesota travels to face Michigan State on Thursday, Feb. 16 at 6 p.m. CT. The Gophers' final home game will be a week later against Purdue on Feb. 23. The Gophers' seniors will be recognized prior the 8 p.m. game, which will be televised on BTN.
Team Stats
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MINN
FG%
.359
.345
3FG%
.133
.318
FT%
.867
.706
RB
38
48
TO
16
17
STL
10
8
Game Leaders
Pts
25
FGM
8
3FGM
5
FTM
4
Pts
18
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
12
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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