#21 Purdue Boilermakers 68
Minnesota Gophers 64
The Purdue Boilermakers held off the Minnesota Gophers for a 68-64 victory at Williams Arena, Wednesday night.
1. Losing streak reaches 10
The Gophers have now lost 10 straight, and are 0-9 in the Big Ten. Minnesota remains at the bottom of the league’s standings, joining Rutgers as the only two winless teams in the Big Ten.
One of Wednesday’s glaring missed opportunities: the Gophers were just 11-of-21 from the foul line.
2. Slow start hampers Minnesota
Neither team was sharp out of the gate, but the Gophers really struggled in the early going. Despite forcing seven turnovers in the first part of the first half, the Gophers still found a way to fall behind by double-digits.
Purdue has seven turnovers and Hammons and Haas have two points combined right now. But #Gophers down 18-8. Not good sign.
— Marcus R. Fuller (@Marcus_R_Fuller) January 28, 2016
Murphy is scoreless. Mason has two points. Morris is scoreless. King has two points. Who is going to get going offensively? #Gophers
— Marcus R. Fuller (@Marcus_R_Fuller) January 28, 2016
Of course maybe the slow start offensively shouldn’t be a surprise for Minnesota. The Gophers came into Wednesday night’s contest averaging just 69 points a game – one of the lowest scoring teams in the Big Ten.
3. Mason making plays
Gophers guard Nate Mason had a double-double in the loss. Mason finished with 15 points to go with a career-high 12 assists for Minnesota.
The sophomore’s numbers were impressive, but it wasn’t enough for the Gophers.
Tweet of the Night:
Jordan Murphy is full of impressive dunks – here’s another.
Great pass, even better dunk! Watch @GopherMBB's Dupree McBrayer find Jordan Murphy for the two-handed flush. https://t.co/do4qP37rcc
— Minnesota on BTN (@MinnesotaOnBTN) January 28, 2016
Up Next:
The Gophers (6-15, 0-9 Big Ten) travel to Bloomington, Indiana, on Saturday to face the Hoosiers.
