Scores

Final

Penn St 55

(11-20, 3-15 Big Ten)

Minnesota 76

(19-12, 9-9 Big Ten)

7:30 PM ET, March 11, 2010

Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN

1 2 T
PSU 20 3555
MINN 29 4776

Top Performers

Penn State: D. Jackson 10 Pts, 2 Reb, 2 Ast, 3 Stl, 1 Blk

Minnesota: D. Joseph 15 Pts, 2 Reb, 3 Ast, 2 Stl

Minnesota stops Penn State, advances in Big Ten tourney

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS -- Devoe Joseph scored 15 points to help Minnesota beat Penn State 76-55 on Thursday night in the first round of the Big Ten tournament.

Colton Iverson scored 12 points, Damian Johnson scored 11 and Lawrence Westbrook added 10 for the Golden Gophers (19-12), who advanced to play No. 11 Michigan State on Friday in a quarterfinal. Michigan State won both regular-season games against Minnesota by a combined eight points.

The sixth-seeded Golden Gophers have won five of their last seven, including a victory over now-No. 13 Wisconsin. A win over Michigan State would strengthen Minnesota's case for an NCAA tournament bid.

Talor Battle, Chris Babb, Andrew Jones and David Jackson each scored 10 points for Penn State (11-20), the tournament's 11th seed. Battle, a second-team all-conference pick, was held to 3-for-10 shooting.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
PSU
MINN
Points 55 76
FG Made-Attempted 18-46 (.391) 29-50 (.580)
3P Made-Attempted 4-16 (.250) 9-19 (.474)
FT Made-Attempted 15-18 (.833) 9-14 (.643)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 17 (0/0) 16 (0/0)
Largest Lead 0 27

Game Leaders

 
PSU
MINN
PointsD. Jackson 10D. Joseph 15
ReboundsS. Borovnjak 5R. Sampson III 5
AssistsT. Battle 4D. Johnson 4
StealsD. Jackson 3D. Johnson 2
BlocksD. Jackson 1D. Johnson 2
Team Stats: Penn State | Minnesota

2009-10 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Dec 29, 2009 @MINN 75, PSU 70Recap
Feb 6, 2010 MINN 66, @PSU 64Recap
» Mar 11, 2010 @MINN 76, PSU 55Recap

Next 5 Games

PSU
MINN
11/12 LEH 7:30pm
11/16 JOES 7:30pm
11/19 FAIR 7:30pm
11/22 CCSU 7:00pm
11/26 @MISS 7:00pm
 03/12 @MSU 8:55pm
03/13 @PUR 4:35pm
03/14 @OSU 3:30pm
03/19 @XAV 12:25pm
11/12 WOF 8:00pm
Complete Schedule: Penn State | Minnesota

Big Ten Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
#5 Purdue14-427-5
#7 Ohio State14-427-7
#11 Michigan State14-424-8
#18 Wisconsin13-523-8
Minnesota9-921-13
Northwestern7-1120-13
Illinois10-819-14
Michigan7-1115-17
Penn State3-1511-20
Indiana4-1410-21
Iowa4-1410-22
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