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Gophers-Purdue game recap

November 11, 2018 at 1:16AM

OFFENSIVE MVP

Mohamed Ibrahim, Gophers

The redshirt freshman running back, a game-time decision because of an injury, rushed 18 times for 155 yards.

DEFENSIVE MVP

Blake Cashman, Gophers

The senior linebacker keyed Minnesota's defense with a team-high nine tackles, including seven solo, and forced and returned a fumble 40 yards for a touchdown.

By the numbers

45 Turnaround in points allowed by the Gophers in consecutive weeks. The gave up 55 at Illinois last week.

33:13 The Gophers' time of possession. Among their scoring drives were ones of 69, 83, 81 and 89 yards.

3-for-17 Purdue's performance on third- and fourth-down situations. Included was an 0-for-12 skunking on third down.

3.8 Average yards per play for Purdue, which had averaged 6.8 yards in Big Ten games.

Randy Johnson

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