National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 69, Michigan 64
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 22, 2011
Where: Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Officials: # Rick Hartzell, # Terry Oglesby, # Gerald Williams
Attendance: 12378

Ralph Sampson III and Trevor Mbakwe each scored 13 points as No. 19 Minnesota shot 63 percent and dominated the boards en route to a 69-64 win over Michigan in a Big Ten Conference game Saturday.

Minnesota (15-4, 4-3 Big Ten) has won three straight and also snapped a four-game losing streak to Michigan (11-9, 1-6).

Mbakwe, the Big Ten’s leading rebounder (10.4), came off the bench for the third straight game and sparked the Golden Gophers with 10 first-half points and seven rebounds in the second half.

The Wolverines were outrebounded by the more physical Golden Gophers 37-13 and made just 12-of-35 3-point field goals in losing their sixth straight game.

Blake Hoffarber added 12 points, including nine in the final 4:32, and six assists as Minnesota won for the first time on the road since a December victory at Saint Joseph’s. Rodney Williams also contributed 10 points for the Gophers.

Freshman Tim Hardaway Jr. scored a career-high 20 to lead Michigan, while Zack Novak and Darius Morris each tallied 11.

Michigan has lost 11 straight against ranked opponents.
Top Game Performances
 
Minnesota   Michigan
Trevor Mbakwe 13 Scoring Tim Hardaway, Jr. 20
Blake Hoffarber 6 Assists Stu Douglass 6
Colton Iverson 9 Rebounds Tim Hardaway, Jr. 3
Blake Hoffarber 5 Free Throws Made Tim Hardaway, Jr. 4
Chip Armelin 2 Steals Evan Smotrycz 3
Trevor Mbakwe 1 Blocks Stu Douglass 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Minnesota 69 63.4 4-8 13-23 16 37 3 4
Michigan 64 43.4 12-35 6-9 15 11 3 6