GAME RECAP
impact player
Andre Hollins, Gophers
The senior shooting guard was nearly unstoppable Saturday, scoring off the catch and off the bounce and shooting his way to his third consecutive 20-plus game. Hitting 10 of 15 shots, Hollins also had the first two-block game of his career.
By the numbers
80 Points Hollins has scored in the past three games
7 The Gophers’ advantage on the boards, their best in conference play
18-3 Minnesota’s big second-half run that pushed the Gophers past Illinois for good.
AMELIA RAYNO
More from Star Tribune
More from Star Tribune
More from Star Tribune
More from Star Tribune
More from Star Tribune
More from Star Tribune
More from Star Tribune
More From Star Tribune
More From Sports
Sports
Tyrese Maxey keys fast start as 76ers pound Bulls 116-91
The Philadelphia 76ers played without James Harden, and then Joel Embiid departed with mild right calf tightness.
Sports
Antetokounmpo's big night helps Bucks trounce Spurs 130-94
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 31 points and 14 rebounds in just 24 minutes as the NBA-leading Milwaukee Bucks rolled to a 130-94 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night.
Wolves

Scoggins: Towns fits in without drama in his return to Timberwolves
Karl-Anthony Towns' recovery timetable from a November calf injury was shrouded in secrecy, but Towns didn't look rusty in his first game back. Now the Wolves have eight regular-season games left to put the puzzle together.
Sports
Mavs owner Cuban plans protest over free bucket for Warriors
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said he plans to protest a two-point loss to Golden State after a confusing sequence led to an uncontested basket for the Warriors on Wednesday night.
Sports
Lillard, Sharpe lead Blazers past Jazz to halt 6-game skid
Damian Lillard scored 30 points, rookie Shaedon Sharpe had a career-high 24 and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Utah Jazz 127-115 on Wednesday night to stop a six-game losing streak.