Gophers-Purdue game recap

March 10, 2013 at 3:44AM
Joe Coleman 2011 Gophers basketball (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

GAME RECAP

MVP

D.J. Byrd, Purdue

The senior made the most of senior day, bullying the Gophers inside from start to finish. Byrd finished with 18 points, seven rebounds and five assists.

By the numbers

5 Purdue starters who scored in double digits.

42 Points in the paint for the Boilermakers.

29 Gophers' shooting percentage in the first half, helping them dig too big a hole to overcome.

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