University of Minnesota Athletics
Thursday, January 9
East Lansing, MI
8:00 PM
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Gophers Fall in Battle at No. 8 Michigan State
1/9/2020 10:37:00 PM | Men's Basketball
by Matt Little, Athletic Communications Student Assistant
EAST LANSING, Mich. - Daniel Oturu earned his 11th double-double this season with 22 points and 10 rebounds and Alihan Demir finished with 10 points, eight rebounds and three blocks in Thursday night's 58-74 loss at No. 8 Michigan State. Marcus Carr added 11 points and six assists in the effort as well.
Oturu led the Gophers in scoring for the third week in a row, while shooting 9-19 from the floor. As a team, Minnesota shot 39 percent from the floor and 25 percent from behind the arc.
For the Spartans, Cassius Winston led all scorers with 27 points, while Xavier Tillman had 19 points and 16 rebounds.
Up next for the Gophers is a bout with No. 19 ranked Michigan at home on Sunday, Jan. 12. The two last met when Michigan bested Minnesota in the semifinals of last year's Big Ten Tournament.
EAST LANSING, Mich. - Daniel Oturu earned his 11th double-double this season with 22 points and 10 rebounds and Alihan Demir finished with 10 points, eight rebounds and three blocks in Thursday night's 58-74 loss at No. 8 Michigan State. Marcus Carr added 11 points and six assists in the effort as well.
Oturu led the Gophers in scoring for the third week in a row, while shooting 9-19 from the floor. As a team, Minnesota shot 39 percent from the floor and 25 percent from behind the arc.
For the Spartans, Cassius Winston led all scorers with 27 points, while Xavier Tillman had 19 points and 16 rebounds.
Up next for the Gophers is a bout with No. 19 ranked Michigan at home on Sunday, Jan. 12. The two last met when Michigan bested Minnesota in the semifinals of last year's Big Ten Tournament.
Team Stats
MINN
MSU
FG%
.390
.431
3FG%
.250
.300
FT%
.875
.750
RB
30
48
TO
11
12
STL
3
8
Game Leaders
Pts
22
FGM
9
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
11
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
10
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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