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University of Minnesota Athletics
Saturday, February 22
5:00 PM
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Photo by: Kelly Hagenson
Minnesota's Upset Bid Falls Short vs. No. 24 Indiana
2/22/2020 8:15:00 PM | Women's Basketball
MINNEAPOLIS -- In a back-and-forth contest that featured 11 ties and 12 lead changes, Minnesota (15-12, 5-11 B1G) was unable to score the upset in a 75-69 loss to No. 24 Indiana (21-7, 11-5) Saturday night at Williams Arena.
Freshman Jasmine Powell was one of four Golden Gophers in double figures with a team-high 21 points. It was her 10th straight game in double figures and her fourth time reaching 20 or more points in the last five contests. Fifteen of her 21 points came in the first half, including 10 in the first quarter alone. She was 3-of-5 from 3-point range, tying a career high for 3's made.
Senior Jasmine Brunson tallied 14 points on the night and matched a season high with five rebounds. She was 10-of-12 at the free throw line, establishing career highs for both makes and attempts from the charity stripe. Brunson scored 10 of her 14 points in the second half.
Fellow senior Taiye Bello notched 12 points, a team-high seven rebounds, two assists, two steals and two blocks, while junior Gadiva Hubbard also hit double figures with 11 points. Hubbard's career point total sits at 1,018, moving her past Elsie Ohm (1,011) for 25th on the Minnesota career scoring list.
Donning pink uniforms in the team's annual Play4Kay event, Minnesota was down 57-53 entering the fourth quarter, but Brunson put the team on her back by going on a personal 6-2 run to even the contest up at 59-59 with 8:10 to go. Indiana would briefly go ahead but on the next possession Brunson found freshman Sara Scalia open in the corner and she knocked down a 3-pointer to put the Gophers up 62-21, their first lead since 37-35 late in the first half.
Indiana responded, though, with an 11-3 run over the next five minutes to turn a one-point deficit into a 72-65 advantage with 2:17 remaining. Twice within the stretch the Gophers were able to get within two points, including at 67-65 with 3:42 to go after a pair of free throws from Powell. Brenna Wise answered on the other end, however, with a 3-pointer and Minnesota wouldn't get closer than five the rest of the way.
The Hoosiers were led by Ali Patberg and Grace Berger. Patberg scored 29 points, with 25 coming in the first half on 11-of-15 shooting. She was held to 1-of-7 from the field in the second half, but Berger picked up the slack with 14 of her 18 points over the third and fourth quarters. Berger also had a game-high nine rebounds and five assists.
Minnesota plays its final road game of the season Thursday night when it visits Iowa. Tipoff is set for 6:30 p.m. on BTN Plus.
Freshman Jasmine Powell was one of four Golden Gophers in double figures with a team-high 21 points. It was her 10th straight game in double figures and her fourth time reaching 20 or more points in the last five contests. Fifteen of her 21 points came in the first half, including 10 in the first quarter alone. She was 3-of-5 from 3-point range, tying a career high for 3's made.
Senior Jasmine Brunson tallied 14 points on the night and matched a season high with five rebounds. She was 10-of-12 at the free throw line, establishing career highs for both makes and attempts from the charity stripe. Brunson scored 10 of her 14 points in the second half.
Fellow senior Taiye Bello notched 12 points, a team-high seven rebounds, two assists, two steals and two blocks, while junior Gadiva Hubbard also hit double figures with 11 points. Hubbard's career point total sits at 1,018, moving her past Elsie Ohm (1,011) for 25th on the Minnesota career scoring list.
Donning pink uniforms in the team's annual Play4Kay event, Minnesota was down 57-53 entering the fourth quarter, but Brunson put the team on her back by going on a personal 6-2 run to even the contest up at 59-59 with 8:10 to go. Indiana would briefly go ahead but on the next possession Brunson found freshman Sara Scalia open in the corner and she knocked down a 3-pointer to put the Gophers up 62-21, their first lead since 37-35 late in the first half.
Indiana responded, though, with an 11-3 run over the next five minutes to turn a one-point deficit into a 72-65 advantage with 2:17 remaining. Twice within the stretch the Gophers were able to get within two points, including at 67-65 with 3:42 to go after a pair of free throws from Powell. Brenna Wise answered on the other end, however, with a 3-pointer and Minnesota wouldn't get closer than five the rest of the way.
The Hoosiers were led by Ali Patberg and Grace Berger. Patberg scored 29 points, with 25 coming in the first half on 11-of-15 shooting. She was held to 1-of-7 from the field in the second half, but Berger picked up the slack with 14 of her 18 points over the third and fourth quarters. Berger also had a game-high nine rebounds and five assists.
Minnesota plays its final road game of the season Thursday night when it visits Iowa. Tipoff is set for 6:30 p.m. on BTN Plus.
Team Stats
IND
MINN
FG%
.508
.373
3FG%
.429
.471
FT%
.800
.739
RB
42
29
TO
11
8
STL
3
5
Game Leaders
Pts
21
FGM
8
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Pts
14
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
10
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
1
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