University of Minnesota Athletics
Saturday, February 19
3:00 PM
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Photo by: Bjorn Franke
Loewe Scores 24 In 77-60 Win Over Northwestern
2/19/2022 5:48:00 PM | Men's Basketball
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Luke Loewe scored 24 points, Jamison Battle had 21 points and 14 rebounds, and Minnesota cruised to a 77-60 victory over Northwestern on Saturday. Loewe made 9-of-13 from the floor, including six 3-pointers, and had seven assists.
Battle collected a fourth double-double on 8-of-13 shooting to go with a career-high five assists. Eylijah Stephens added 15 points and Sean Sutherlin 11. The pair had a combined nine assists for Minnesota (13-12, 4-12 Big Ten), which has won two of its last four since ending a five-game losing streak.
Pete Nance scored 18 points and Boo Buie 16 for Northwestern (12-13, 5-11). Minnesota used an 11-0 run for an 19-8 advantage and had a 43-27 lead going into the break. Loewe and Stephens each made three of the Golden Gophers' eight 3-pointers in the half. Battle and Loewe had 11 points apiece and Stephens had nine.
Northwestern opened the second half on a 13-4 run to pull to 47-40 but didn't get closer. The Gophers finished with 22 assists and shot 56% (29 of 52) overall from the floor. Minnesota was without Payton Willis due to COVID-19 health and safety protocols.
Sixth-year senior Eric Curry played despite flu-like symptoms unrelated to COVID-19. Curry finished with three points in 25 minutes. Minnesota faces No. 15 Wisconsin at home on Wednesday. Northwestern will look to snap a three-game skid when it hosts Nebraska on Tuesday.
Battle collected a fourth double-double on 8-of-13 shooting to go with a career-high five assists. Eylijah Stephens added 15 points and Sean Sutherlin 11. The pair had a combined nine assists for Minnesota (13-12, 4-12 Big Ten), which has won two of its last four since ending a five-game losing streak.
Pete Nance scored 18 points and Boo Buie 16 for Northwestern (12-13, 5-11). Minnesota used an 11-0 run for an 19-8 advantage and had a 43-27 lead going into the break. Loewe and Stephens each made three of the Golden Gophers' eight 3-pointers in the half. Battle and Loewe had 11 points apiece and Stephens had nine.
Northwestern opened the second half on a 13-4 run to pull to 47-40 but didn't get closer. The Gophers finished with 22 assists and shot 56% (29 of 52) overall from the floor. Minnesota was without Payton Willis due to COVID-19 health and safety protocols.
Sixth-year senior Eric Curry played despite flu-like symptoms unrelated to COVID-19. Curry finished with three points in 25 minutes. Minnesota faces No. 15 Wisconsin at home on Wednesday. Northwestern will look to snap a three-game skid when it hosts Nebraska on Tuesday.
Team Stats
NU
MINN
FG%
.373
.558
3FG%
.333
.478
FT%
.500
.667
RB
30
37
TO
9
15
STL
6
5
Game Leaders
Pts
24
FGM
9
3FGM
6
FTM
0
Pts
21
FGM
8
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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