GAME RECAP
Impact player
Austin Hollins, Gophers
In the final game he would play in maroon and gold, the senior made the best of it. Hollins finished with 19 points and four steals, including a three-point shot with 46.1 seconds to play to give Minnesota a 63-60 edge and the lead for good.
By the NUMBERS
25 Victories for Gophers coach Richard Pitino, the most wins in the first season at a program by any of the current Big Ten coaches.
7 Points the Gophers trailed by (53-46) with 5:53 to play.
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