GAME RECAP
IMPACT PLAYER
Carlos Morris, Gophers
Although the junior college transfer missed a chance to put away the game with a free throw to cap a four-point play, it was his clutch shot that took the Gophers to an overtime they mostly controlled. Morris tied a personal Big Ten best with 20 points before fouling out, shooting 7-for-10 from the floor.
By the numbers
20 Trips to the free-throw line in overtime for the Gophers, making 14 of them.
1 Basket, at a minimum, for every Gophers player who saw the court. Six finished with nine or more.
31.6 The Spartans' shooting percentage in the second half and overtime (6-for-19).
AMELIA RAYNO
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