Iowa vs. Minnesota: Recap and Stats

Iowa 59

(14-8, 1-6 away)

(23) Minnesota 62

(17-5, 14-2 home)

Venue: Williams Arena

1:00PM ET / 10:00AM PT, February 03, 2013

Box Score

	1st	2nd	Final
Iowa	28	31	59
Minnesota	29	33	62

Top Performers

	Points	Rebounds	Assists
Iowa	M Gesell 11	M Gesell 6	A Clemmons 5
Minnesota	A Hollins 17	R Williams 7	A Hollins 8

No. 23 Minnesota got a slim victory over Iowa 62-59 in Big Ten play on Sunday, February 3rd. Andre Hollins played well for the Golden Gophers and put up 15 points and eight assists. Austin Hollins had a game-high 17 points and added five rebounds. For the Hawkeyes, Aaron White got 10 points and five rebounds. Next up for Minnesota (17-4, 5-3 Big Ten) is 13th-ranked Michigan State (18-4, 7-2 Big Ten) on Wednesday, February 6th on the road.

Minnesota Game Notes

The Golden Gophers have won 2 close games this season (a win by 5 or fewer points). Since 2007, Minnesota has won 28 close games.
The Golden Gophers have won 100% of the time this season (12-0) after recording 17 or more assists.
Minnesota has won 86% of the time this season (6-1) after committing 12 or fewer turnovers.
Minnesota has won 100% of the time this season (8-0) after holding an opponent to under 36.2% field goal percentage.
Minnesota has won 90% of the time this season (9-1) when opponents record 10 or fewer free throws made.
This season Minnesota has won 81% of the time (13-3) when Rodney Williams has 10 points or more, 89% of the time (8-1) when Austin Hollins has 5 field goals made or more, and 75% of the time (6-2) when Trevor Mbakwe has 4 free throws made or more.
The Golden Gophers have recorded more blocks than their opponents for the past 6 games.
This is the 13th game at home this season--Minnesota has a 18.5 average scoring margin against opponents at home.
Andre Hollins recorded a team season high in assists with 8.
The top two scorers (Austin Hollins and Andre Hollins) accounted for 51.6% of the points.
Austin Hollins has led the team in scoring in 4 out of 22 games this season.
Rodney Williams has led the team in rebounding in 6 out of 22 games this season.
Andre Hollins has 3 straight double-digit point games.
Andre Hollins had a career high with 8 assists.

Iowa Game Notes

The Hawkeyes have lost 4 times this season in games decided by 5 or fewer points. Since 2007, Iowa has lost 28 close games.
Mike Gesell has led the team in scoring 3 times in 22 games this season.
Aaron White has 7 straight double-digit point games.

IOWA Players		Mins	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
B+	Aaron White	32	10	5	2	2	0	1
B+	Mike Gesell	30	11	6	3	0	0	1
B	A. Clemmons	21	4	2	5	1	0	0
B	Josh Oglesby	21	8	1	3	2	0	0
B	Zach McCabe	19	10	0	1	1	0	0
B	Melsahn Basabe	15	7	3	0	0	1	1
B	Eric May	24	5	1	1	2	1	0
C	Adam Woodbury	15	4	4	0	0	0	2
D+	R. Marble	17	0	3	2	0	0	3
-	A. Olaseni	6	0	2	0	0	0	2

MINN Players		Mins	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
A+	Andre Hollins	37	15	6	8	2	0	1
A	Austin Hollins	35	17	5	1	1	0	1
B+	Trevor Mbakwe	33	8	6	2	0	2	0
B	Rodney Williams	33	10	7	1	0	2	2
B	Eliott Eliason	19	0	6	2	2	2	0
C	Joe Coleman	30	12	1	1	1	1	5
-	Julian Welch	6	0	1	0	0	0	2
-	Oto Osenieks	3	0	1	2	0	0	0