University of Minnesota Athletics
Saturday, February 8
University Park, PA
3:00 PM
University of Minnesota
12-11,6-7Big Ten
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83
Penn State
18-5,8-4Big Ten
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Minnesota
22
55
77
Penn St.
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Photo by: Brad Rempel
Gophers' Comeback Effort Comes Up Short at No. 22/19 Penn State, 83-77
2/8/2020 6:12:00 PM | Men's Basketball
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Sophomores Daniel Oturu and Marcus Carr combined for 52 points but the Minnesota men's basketball team's comeback effort came up short in a 83-77 defeat at No. 22/19 Penn State at a sold-out Bryce Jordan Center Saturday evening.
Minnesota fell to 6-7 in Big Ten play and 12-11 overall, while the Nittany Lions (18-5, 8-4) won their sixth straight game and snapped a five-game losing streak to the Gophers.
The Gophers, who were limited to just 22 points in the first half, scored 55 in the final period to nearly overcome a 19-point second-half deficit. Oturu's night was a career-high as the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award finalist posted his 13th double-double of the season.
A Gabe Kalscheur 3-pointer at the 4:48 mark made it a one-possession game at 71-68, but the Lions rattled off six straight points before the media timeout arrived to push the game out of reach.
Lamar Stevens led Penn State with 33 points.
The Gophers are back in action a week from Sunday, hosting Iowa at 12 p.m. CT.
Minnesota fell to 6-7 in Big Ten play and 12-11 overall, while the Nittany Lions (18-5, 8-4) won their sixth straight game and snapped a five-game losing streak to the Gophers.
The Gophers, who were limited to just 22 points in the first half, scored 55 in the final period to nearly overcome a 19-point second-half deficit. Oturu's night was a career-high as the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award finalist posted his 13th double-double of the season.
A Gabe Kalscheur 3-pointer at the 4:48 mark made it a one-possession game at 71-68, but the Lions rattled off six straight points before the media timeout arrived to push the game out of reach.
Lamar Stevens led Penn State with 33 points.
The Gophers are back in action a week from Sunday, hosting Iowa at 12 p.m. CT.
Team Stats
MINN
PSU
FG%
.433
.500
3FG%
.333
.353
FT%
.846
.731
RB
35
38
TO
7
11
STL
3
3
Game Leaders
Pts
32
FGM
12
3FGM
0
FTM
8
Pts
20
FGM
7
3FGM
3
FTM
3
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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