Gophers-Penn State game recap

January 15, 2017 at 4:35AM
Penn State's Mike Watkins (24) dunks the ball against Minnesota during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in State College, Pa., Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017. Penn State won the game 52-50. (AP Photo/Chris Knight)
Penn State’s Mike Watkins dunked in the second half, when the Nittany Lions overcame a 10-point halftime deficit by holding the Gophers to 28 percent shooting from the floor. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

GAME RECAP

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Mike Watkins, Penn State

The 6-9 freshman forward had 15 points and 15 rebounds, both game highs, in 24 minutes off the bench.

BY THE NUMBERS

27 Nate Mason's shooting percentage (13-for-48) over the Gophers' past four games. He was 3-for-13 Saturday.

17-5 Penn State's advantage in second-chance points, thanks to 14 Nittany Lions offensive rebounds.

38 Combined turnovers in the game (20 for the Gophers, 18 for Penn State).

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Renée Jones Schneider/The Minnesota Star Tribune

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