University of Minnesota Athletics
Wednesday, December 4
South Bend, Ind.
7:00 PM
University of Minnesota
6-1,0-0Big Ten
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67
Notre Dame
5-5,0-0ACC
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Minnesota
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Notre Dame
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Photo by: Brad Rempel
Gophers Withstand Late Surge to Beat Notre Dame, 75-67
12/4/2019 9:41:00 PM | Women's Basketball
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Playing in its first road game of the year, RV/RV Minnesota (6-1) withstood a late surge from Notre Dame (5-5) to claim a 75-67 win Wednesday night in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.
Minnesota led by as many as 18 points late in the second quarter only to see the Irish fight back to take a 59-58 lead with 4:50 to play in the game. The Golden Gophers responded, though, with a 15-2 run to put the game away and improve to 3-0 all-time in the series between the teams.
Redshirt junior Gadiva Hubbard led all scorers as she matched a season high with 20 points, including six 3-pointers that matched a career best. As a team, the Gophers made 12 from beyond the arc, the most ever under head coach Lindsay Whalen.
Senior Taiye Bello continued her double-double run with 16 points and a season-high 16 rebounds (10 on the defensive end). It was her fifth double-double of the season and the 20th of her career. She also showcased her defense with five blocks.
Junior Destiny Pitts (14) and senior Jasmine Brunson (13) also reached double figures, and Brunson led the team with six assists.
Notre Dame's Anaya Peoples made a layup with 4:50 to play to give the Irish a 59-58 lead, but Hubbard knocked down a 3-pointer and scored on a layup to kickstart a 7-0 Minnesota run. The Fighting Irish got within 65-61 but Hubbard and Pitts made 3-pointers on back-to-back possessions to extend the lead to 10 points with just 2:31 to play.
Up Next
Minnesota continues its stretch of games away from home as they spend this coming weekend in Washington D.C. The Gophers will play at American University Sunday afternoon before facing George Washington Tuesday night.
Minnesota led by as many as 18 points late in the second quarter only to see the Irish fight back to take a 59-58 lead with 4:50 to play in the game. The Golden Gophers responded, though, with a 15-2 run to put the game away and improve to 3-0 all-time in the series between the teams.
Redshirt junior Gadiva Hubbard led all scorers as she matched a season high with 20 points, including six 3-pointers that matched a career best. As a team, the Gophers made 12 from beyond the arc, the most ever under head coach Lindsay Whalen.
Senior Taiye Bello continued her double-double run with 16 points and a season-high 16 rebounds (10 on the defensive end). It was her fifth double-double of the season and the 20th of her career. She also showcased her defense with five blocks.
Junior Destiny Pitts (14) and senior Jasmine Brunson (13) also reached double figures, and Brunson led the team with six assists.
Notre Dame's Anaya Peoples made a layup with 4:50 to play to give the Irish a 59-58 lead, but Hubbard knocked down a 3-pointer and scored on a layup to kickstart a 7-0 Minnesota run. The Fighting Irish got within 65-61 but Hubbard and Pitts made 3-pointers on back-to-back possessions to extend the lead to 10 points with just 2:31 to play.
Up Next
Minnesota continues its stretch of games away from home as they spend this coming weekend in Washington D.C. The Gophers will play at American University Sunday afternoon before facing George Washington Tuesday night.
Team Stats
MINN
ND
FG%
.389
.467
3FG%
.375
.125
FT%
.700
.909
RB
38
39
TO
9
15
STL
9
2
Game Leaders
Pts
20
FGM
7
3FGM
6
FTM
0
Pts
16
FGM
8
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
14
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
3
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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