Nebraska vs. Minnesota: Recap and Stats
By on January 30, 2013
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Nebraska 65
(11-11, 2-6 away)
(23) Minnesota 84
(16-5, 13-2 home)
Venue: Williams Arena
9:00PM ET / 6:00PM PT, January 29, 2013
Box Score
| 1st | 2nd | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 35 | 30 | 65 |
| Minnesota | 44 | 40 | 84 |
Top Performers
| Points | Rebounds | Assists | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | R Gallegos 30 | R Gallegos 4 | B Parker 6 |
| Minnesota | R Williams 23 | T Mbakwe 8 | A Hollins 5 |
On Tuesday, January 29th, Nebraska was blown out by No. 23 Minnesota 84-65 in conference play. The Cornhuskers remain winless versus AP-Ranked teams at 0-5 for the season. Ray Gallegos played brilliantly for the Cornhuskers and got a career-high 30 points, sinking 6 of 9 from three-point range. Shavon Shields had 10 points and added three rebounds. Rodney Williams finished with a season-high 23 points and five rebounds for the Golden Gophers. Nebraska (11-11, 2-7 Big Ten) hosts 11th-ranked Ohio State (16-4, 6-2 Big Ten) on Saturday, February 2nd.
Nebraska Game Notes
- This game was statistically over in the 2nd half with 2:55 left to go.
- Nebraska started 11-11 during the 2011, 2004, 2001, and 2000 seasons (since 1996).
- Prior to this game, Nebraska played 37 Top 25 opponents in the last 5 seasons with a record of 8-29.
- When the opposition commits 6 or fewer turnovers this season, Nebraska has lost 100% of the time (0-3).
- When the opposition records 36 or more rebounds this season, Nebraska has lost 83% of the time (2-10).
- Nebraska set season lows for blocks and rebounds.
- Ray Gallegos recorded a team season high in points with 30 and field goals made with 12.
- Ray Gallegos accounted for 46.1% of the team's points.
- The top two rebounders (Ray Gallegos and Dylan Talley) accounted for 42.1% of the rebounds.
- Ray Gallegos has led the team in scoring in 8 out of 22 games this season.
- This marks the 4th 20-point game of Ray Gallegos's career.
- Ray Gallegos had career highs with 30 points, 12 field goals made, and 6 three-pointers.
- Brandon Ubel has 4 straight double-digit point games.
- This was the 3rd foul out of the season for Brandon Ubel.
Minnesota Game Notes
- The top two scorers (Rodney Williams and Andre Hollins) accounted for 44.0% of the points.
- Rodney Williams has led the team in scoring 6 times in 21 games this season.
- Trevor Mbakwe has led the team in rebounding 13 times in 21 games this season.
- This marks the 6th 20-point game of Rodney Williams's career.
| NEB Players | Mins | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | |
| A+ | Ray Gallegos | 38 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| B | Shavon Shields | 33 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| B- | Brandon Ubel | 26 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| C+ | Benny Parker | 30 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| C | Jordan Tyrance | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | Dylan Talley | 33 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| D | Andre Almeida | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | David Rivers | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MINN Players | Mins | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | |
| A+ | Rodney Williams | 33 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| A | Austin Hollins | 29 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| B+ | M. Ahanmisi | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| B+ | Eliott Eliason | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B | Trevor Mbakwe | 24 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| B | Andre Hollins | 25 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| B | Joe Coleman | 28 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| B- | Julian Welch | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | Oto Osenieks | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| C- | Andre Ingram | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | Maurice Walker | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | Wally Ellenson | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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