8:00 PM ET, January 26, 2008
Value City Arena, Columbus, OH
Top Performers
Minnesota: D. Johnson 8 Pts, 6 Reb, 5 Ast, 5 Stl, 1 Blk
Ohio State: J. Butler 27 Pts, 2 Reb, 9 Ast, 3 Stl
| Minnesota Golden Gophers | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| D. Coleman, F | 29 | 5-10 | 4-6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| S. Tollackson, C | 19 | 3-9 | 1-2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| L. McKenzie, G | 25 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| L Westbrook | 29 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| J Abu-Shamala | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| A. Nolen, G | 16 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| K. Payton, G | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T. Busch, F | 13 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Williams, C | 15 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| B. Hoffarber, G | 19 | 3-9 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| D. Johnson, F | 30 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| TOTALS | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS | |
| 23-63 | 8-14 | 12 | 29 | 15 | 19 | 60 | ||
| 36.5% | 57.1% | |||||||
| TEAM REBS: 5 TURNOVERS: 17 (T Busch 2, L Westbrook 3, A Nolen 3, D Johnson 3, J Williams 1, D Coleman 4, J Abu-Shamala 1) BLOCKED SHOTS: 1 (D Johnson 1) STEALS: 8 (L McKenzie 1, L Westbrook 1, A Nolen 1, D Johnson 5) 3-PT FGS: 6-22, .273 (K Payton 0-1, L McKenzie 2-6, T Busch 0-1, L Westbrook 3-5, A Nolen 0-1, D Johnson 0-1, B Hoffarber 1-7) | ||||||||
| Ohio State Buckeyes | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| K. Koufos, F-C | 31 | 3-8 | 9-10 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 15 |
| O. Hunter, F | 34 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| J. Butler, G | 38 | 9-15 | 5-7 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 27 |
| E. Turner, G-F | 37 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 17 |
| D. Lighty, G-F | 35 | 1-5 | 2-4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| P. Hill, G | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Diebler, G | 10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| M. Terwilliger, F-C | 14 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| TOTALS | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS | |
| 26-52 | 16-22 | 9 | 34 | 17 | 11 | 76 | ||
| 50.0% | 72.7% | |||||||
| TEAM REBS: 4 TURNOVERS: 17 (J Diebler 3, E Turner 2, J Butler 5, D Lighty 6, P Hill 1) BLOCKED SHOTS: 8 (E Turner 2, O Hunter 2, M Terwilliger 1, K Koufos 3) STEALS: 9 (J Diebler 2, E Turner 1, J Butler 3, O Hunter 1, M Terwilliger 2) 3-PT FGS: 8-24, .333 (J Diebler 0-2, E Turner 3-6, J Butler 4-9, M Terwilliger 0-1, D Lighty 1-3, K Koufos 0-3) | ||||||||
Technicals: 2 OHIOST ( J Butler 1 ) MINNESOTA ( - Team 1 )
Officials: Mike Wood, Zelton Steed, Terry Wymer
Attendance: 19,049
