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Mike Mitchell Jr., Dawson Garcia lead Minnesota to 74-60 victory over Fairleigh Dickinson

AP
Dec 21, 2024

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Mike Mitchell Jr. and Dawson Garcia scored 18 points apiece and Minnesota topped Fairleigh Dickinson 74-60 on Saturday.

Mitchell made 5 of 13 shots with two 3-pointers and 6 of 7 free throws for the Golden Gophers (7-5), who improved to 7-2 at home. Garcia hit 6 of 11 shots and all six of his foul shots. He added 10 rebounds and five assists for his third double-double this season. Femi Odukale and Lu'cye Patterson both scored 10.

Ahmed Barba-Bey sank three from distance and scored 15 to lead the Knights (4-10), who dropped to 0-9 on the road. Jo'el Emanuel totaled 14 points and 11 rebounds for his first double-double this season and the second of his career. Terrence Brown scored 10 on 4-for-22 shooting with six assists.

Neither team scored until Patterson buried a 3-pointer for Minnesota 2:33 into the game. Fairleigh Dickinson scored the next seven points and maintained a lead until Mitchell hit a 3-pointer and a jumper to put the Golden Gophers up 14-11 at the 10:24 mark. There were seven lead changes from there. The final one came on a basket by Chidube Ekwommadu with 16 seconds left to put the Knights up 21-20 at halftime.

The lead changed hands five times in the early minutes of the second half. Odukale hit a tying jumper that ignited a 19-4 run capped by a 3-pointer from Brennan Rigsby and Minnesota led 45-30 with 10 minutes remaining and wasn't threatened from there.

Minnesota returns to action on Dec. 29 when it hosts Morgan State. Fairleigh Dickinson is idle until Saturday when it travels to play Boston College.

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1st Half
FDU
Knights
21
MINN
Golden Gophers
20

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Golden Gophers gains possession)
19:47		Mike Mitchell Jr. misses two point jump shot
19:45		Ahmed Barba-Bey defensive rebound
19:20		Terrence Brown misses two point layup
19:18		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
19:06		Dawson Garcia misses three point jump shot
19:04		Jo'el Emanuel defensive rebound
18:26		Bismark Nsiah misses two point jump shot
18:23		Knights turnover (shot clock violation)
18:13		Golden Gophers turnover (10-second violation)
18:04		Lu'Cye Patterson personal foul (Bismark Nsiah draws the foul)
17:47		Parker Fox blocks Bismark Nsiah's two point layup
17:45		Golden Gophers defensive rebound
17:45		Femi Odukale turnover (Jo'el Emanuel steals)
17:32		Femi Odukale blocks Terrence Brown's two point layup
17:30		Femi Odukale defensive rebound
17:19	+3	Lu'Cye Patterson makes three point jump shot (Mike Mitchell Jr. assists)	0-3
17:05	+2	Dylan Jones makes two point layup (Terrence Brown assists)	2-3
17:05		Mike Mitchell Jr. shooting foul (Dylan Jones draws the foul)
17:05		Dylan Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 1
17:05		Lu'Cye Patterson defensive rebound
17:01		Mike Mitchell Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Bismark Nsiah steals)
16:43		Dawson Garcia personal foul (Bismark Nsiah draws the foul)
16:34	+3	Bismark Nsiah makes three point jump shot (Brayden Reynolds assists)	5-3
16:12		Femi Odukale turnover (lost ball) (Terrence Brown steals)
15:57	+2	Jo'el Emanuel makes two point jump shot	7-3
15:37		Bismark Nsiah personal foul (Mike Mitchell Jr. draws the foul)
15:37		TV timeout
15:22		Isaac Asuma misses three point jump shot
15:20		Dawson Garcia offensive rebound
15:15	+2	Dawson Garcia makes two point layup	7-5
14:56		Terrence Brown misses two point hook shot
14:54		Jo'el Emanuel offensive rebound
14:45		Terrence Brown misses three point jump shot
14:43		Golden Gophers defensive rebound
14:30		Jameel Morris personal foul (Lu'Cye Patterson draws the foul)
14:19		Bismark Nsiah blocks Parker Fox's two point dunk
14:17		Jo'el Emanuel defensive rebound
14:08		Jo'el Emanuel misses three point jump shot
14:06		Isaac Asuma defensive rebound
13:43		Parker Fox misses two point layup
13:41		Golden Gophers offensive rebound
13:37		Femi Odukale misses two point jump shot
13:35		Trey Edmonds offensive rebound
13:31	+2	Trey Edmonds makes two point layup	7-7
13:06	+2	Jameel Morris makes two point layup (Bismark Nsiah assists)	9-7
12:51		Lu'Cye Patterson misses three point jump shot
12:49		Jo'el Emanuel defensive rebound
12:40	+2	Ahmed Barba-Bey makes two point layup (Jo'el Emanuel assists)	11-7
12:34		Jameel Morris personal foul (Femi Odukale draws the foul)
12:16	+2	Femi Odukale makes two point hook shot	11-9
11:45		Bismark Nsiah misses two point jump shot
11:43		Femi Odukale defensive rebound
11:37		Femi Odukale turnover (bad pass) (Terrence Brown steals)
11:36		Femi Odukale personal foul (Terrence Brown draws the foul)
11:36		TV timeout
11:33		Terrence Brown misses two point jump shot
11:31		Trey Edmonds defensive rebound
11:24	+3	Mike Mitchell Jr. makes three point jump shot (Isaac Asuma assists)	11-12
10:53		Dylan Jones misses three point jump shot
10:51		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
10:26	+2	Mike Mitchell Jr. makes two point jump shot (Dawson Garcia assists)	11-14
10:10		Dawson Garcia blocks Ahmed Barba-Bey's two point layup
10:08		Mike Mitchell Jr. defensive rebound
10:01		Mike Mitchell Jr. misses two point layup
9:59		Terrence Brown defensive rebound
9:51	+2	Terrence Brown makes two point layup	13-14
9:26		Isaac Asuma misses three point jump shot
9:24		Cameron Tweedy defensive rebound
9:14		Terrence Brown turnover (traveling)
8:56		Brennan Rigsby misses three point jump shot
8:54		Jo'el Emanuel defensive rebound
8:42		Terrence Brown misses two point jump shot
8:40		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
8:24		Dylan Jones personal foul (Lu'Cye Patterson draws the foul)
8:17		Mike Mitchell Jr. turnover (bad pass)
8:05		Terrence Brown misses three point jump shot
8:03		Trey Edmonds defensive rebound
7:51		Lu'Cye Patterson misses two point jump shot
7:49		Trey Edmonds offensive rebound
7:48		Cameron Tweedy blocks Trey Edmonds's two point layup
7:46		Cameron Tweedy defensive rebound
7:33		Cameron Tweedy misses two point jump shot
7:31		Terrence Brown offensive rebound
7:25	+2	Terrence Brown makes two point layup	15-14
7:12		Dawson Garcia misses three point jump shot
7:10		Brennan Rigsby offensive rebound
7:03		Mike Mitchell Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:01		Knights defensive rebound
7:01		TV timeout
6:46		Bismark Nsiah offensive foul (Femi Odukale draws the foul)
6:46		Bismark Nsiah turnover (offensive foul)
6:38		Mike Mitchell Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:36		Jo'el Emanuel defensive rebound
6:08		Ahmed Barba-Bey misses three point jump shot
6:06		Trey Edmonds defensive rebound
5:42	+2	Dawson Garcia makes two point jump shot (Mike Mitchell Jr. assists)	15-16
5:22		Knights 30 second timeout
5:20	+2	Jo'el Emanuel makes two point dunk (Terrence Brown assists)	17-16
5:04		Ahmed Barba-Bey personal foul (Dawson Garcia draws the foul)
4:57		Dawson Garcia misses two point jump shot
4:55		Femi Odukale offensive rebound
4:49	+2	Mike Mitchell Jr. makes two point jump shot (Lu'Cye Patterson assists)	17-18
4:33		Bismark Nsiah misses three point jump shot
4:31		Golden Gophers defensive rebound
4:01		Dawson Garcia misses two point layup
3:59		Terrence Brown defensive rebound
3:53		Terrence Brown misses two point layup
3:51		Bismark Nsiah offensive rebound
3:50		Bismark Nsiah turnover (lost ball) (Lu'Cye Patterson steals)
3:49		Femi Odukale turnover (bad pass) (Brayden Reynolds steals)
3:48		Parker Fox personal foul (Jameel Morris draws the foul)
3:49		TV timeout
3:25		Terrence Brown misses three point jump shot
3:23		Mike Mitchell Jr. defensive rebound
2:57		Mike Mitchell Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:55		Jo'el Emanuel defensive rebound
2:42		Jo'el Emanuel misses three point jump shot
2:40		Bismark Nsiah offensive rebound
2:32	+2	Bismark Nsiah makes two point hook shot	19-18
2:21		Lu'Cye Patterson misses two point hook shot
2:19		Golden Gophers offensive rebound
2:16		Parker Fox misses two point layup
2:14		Bismark Nsiah defensive rebound
2:08		Parker Fox blocks Bismark Nsiah's two point layup
2:06		Mike Mitchell Jr. defensive rebound
1:49		Ahmed Barba-Bey personal foul (Parker Fox draws the foul)
1:49		Parker Fox misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:49		Jo'el Emanuel defensive rebound
1:41		Parker Fox blocks Terrence Brown's two point dunk
1:39		Lu'Cye Patterson defensive rebound
1:34		Lu'Cye Patterson turnover (bad pass)
1:19		Femi Odukale kicked ball violation
1:01		Parker Fox blocks Terrence Brown's two point jump shot
0:59		Knights offensive rebound
0:56		Dylan Jones misses three point jump shot
0:54		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
0:39	+2	Femi Odukale makes two point hook shot	19-20
0:16	+2	Chidube Ekwommadu makes two point jump shot	21-20
0:15		Golden Gophers 30 second timeout
0:11		Mike Mitchell Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:09		Jo'el Emanuel defensive rebound
0:03		Jo'el Emanuel misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
FDU
Knights
39
MINN
Golden Gophers
54

Time		Play	Score
19:41		Jo'el Emanuel misses two point jump shot
19:39		Parker Fox defensive rebound
19:23		Parker Fox turnover (bad pass)
19:01		Terrence Brown misses three point jump shot
18:59		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
18:46	+2	Femi Odukale makes two point layup	21-22
18:32	+2	Terrence Brown makes two point layup (Jo'el Emanuel assists)	23-22
18:20	+2	Femi Odukale makes two point dunk (Parker Fox assists)	23-24
18:03		Femi Odukale blocks Terrence Brown's two point layup
18:01		Knights offensive rebound
18:00	+3	Dylan Jones makes three point jump shot (Terrence Brown assists)	26-24
17:36	+2	Femi Odukale makes two point jump shot (Dawson Garcia assists)	26-26
17:15		Jo'el Emanuel misses two point hook shot
17:13		Mike Mitchell Jr. defensive rebound
17:02		Parker Fox turnover (bad pass) (Ahmed Barba-Bey steals)
16:56		Terrence Brown turnover (lost ball) (Femi Odukale steals)
16:50	+2	Parker Fox makes two point dunk (Mike Mitchell Jr. assists)	26-28
16:39		Ahmed Barba-Bey turnover (lost ball) (Parker Fox steals)
16:34		Dylan Jones shooting foul (Mike Mitchell Jr. draws the foul)
16:34	+1	Mike Mitchell Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-29
16:34	+1	Mike Mitchell Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-30
16:09		Jo'el Emanuel misses three point jump shot
16:07		Isaac Asuma defensive rebound
16:01		Dawson Garcia turnover (bad pass)
16:00		TV timeout
15:43		Dylan Jones misses three point jump shot
15:41		Cameron Tweedy offensive rebound
15:41		Jump ball. Cameron Tweedy vs. Parker Fox (Golden Gophers gains possession)
15:41		Cameron Tweedy turnover (lost ball) (Parker Fox steals)
15:21		Jo'el Emanuel shooting foul (Isaac Asuma draws the foul)
15:21		Isaac Asuma misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:21	+1	Isaac Asuma makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-31
14:57		Jo'el Emanuel misses two point jump shot
14:55		Jo'el Emanuel offensive rebound
14:55		Dawson Garcia shooting foul (Jo'el Emanuel draws the foul)
14:55		Jo'el Emanuel misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:55	+1	Jo'el Emanuel makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-31
14:34	+2	Dawson Garcia makes two point jump shot (Lu'Cye Patterson assists)	27-33
14:19	+3	Jo'el Emanuel makes three point jump shot (Jameel Morris assists)	30-33
14:01	+3	Lu'Cye Patterson makes three point jump shot (Dawson Garcia assists)	30-36
13:41		Terrence Brown misses two point jump shot
13:39		Trey Edmonds defensive rebound
13:36		Terrence Brown personal foul (Femi Odukale draws the foul)
13:25	+2	Trey Edmonds makes two point layup (Dawson Garcia assists)	30-38
12:58		Jo'el Emanuel misses two point jump shot
12:56		Trey Edmonds defensive rebound
12:42	+2	Lu'Cye Patterson makes two point hook shot	30-40
12:28		Terrence Brown misses two point jump shot
12:26		Isaac Asuma defensive rebound
12:07		Jo'el Emanuel personal foul (Trey Edmonds draws the foul)
12:07		Knights 30 second timeout
12:07		TV timeout
11:56		Mike Mitchell Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:54		Dawson Garcia offensive rebound
11:41		Isaac Asuma misses three point jump shot
11:39		Terrence Brown defensive rebound
11:34		Bismark Nsiah misses three point jump shot
11:32		Isaac Asuma defensive rebound
11:19		Lu'Cye Patterson misses three point jump shot
11:17		Jameel Morris defensive rebound
10:58		Jameel Morris misses three point jump shot
10:56		Mike Mitchell Jr. defensive rebound
10:48		Terrence Brown shooting foul (Mike Mitchell Jr. draws the foul)
10:48		TV timeout
10:48	+1	Mike Mitchell Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 3	30-41
10:48	+1	Mike Mitchell Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 3	30-42
10:48		Mike Mitchell Jr. misses regular free throw 3 of 3
10:48		Jo'el Emanuel defensive rebound
10:25		Jo'el Emanuel misses two point jump shot
10:23		Trey Edmonds defensive rebound
10:02	+3	Brennan Rigsby makes three point jump shot (Isaac Asuma assists)	30-45
9:30	+2	Jameel Morris makes two point layup	32-45
9:30		Brennan Rigsby shooting foul (Jameel Morris draws the foul)
9:30	+1	Jameel Morris makes regular free throw 1 of 1	33-45
9:04	+2	Mike Mitchell Jr. makes two point layup	33-47
8:52	+2	Bismark Nsiah makes two point dunk (Terrence Brown assists)	35-47
8:40		Terrence Brown personal foul (Dawson Garcia draws the foul)
8:30	+2	Dawson Garcia makes two point layup (Isaac Asuma assists)	35-49
8:15		Isaac Asuma personal foul (Jo'el Emanuel draws the foul)
8:07	+3	Jo'el Emanuel makes three point jump shot (Bismark Nsiah assists)	38-49
7:33		Lu'Cye Patterson misses two point jump shot
7:31		Golden Gophers offensive rebound
7:30		TV timeout
7:17		Dawson Garcia misses two point jump shot
7:15		Bismark Nsiah defensive rebound
7:01	+3	Ahmed Barba-Bey makes three point jump shot (Terrence Brown assists)	41-49
6:37	+2	Dawson Garcia makes two point layup (Isaac Asuma assists)	41-51
6:24	+2	Terrence Brown makes two point layup (Ahmed Barba-Bey assists)	43-51
6:04		Jo'el Emanuel shooting foul (Dawson Garcia draws the foul)
6:04	+1	Dawson Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-52
6:04	+1	Dawson Garcia makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-53
5:56		Mike Mitchell Jr. personal foul (Terrence Brown draws the foul)
5:39		Terrence Brown misses two point jump shot
5:37		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
5:20		Mike Mitchell Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:18		Jameel Morris defensive rebound
5:09		Lu'Cye Patterson personal foul (Terrence Brown draws the foul)
5:05		Ahmed Barba-Bey turnover (bad pass) (Isaac Asuma steals)
4:56		Lu'Cye Patterson misses three point jump shot
4:54		Ahmed Barba-Bey defensive rebound
4:48		Terrence Brown misses two point layup
4:46		Isaac Asuma defensive rebound
4:43		Golden Gophers 30 second timeout
4:24	+2	Dawson Garcia makes two point layup	43-55
4:15	+3	Ahmed Barba-Bey makes three point jump shot (Cameron Tweedy assists)	46-55
4:07		Knights 30 second timeout
4:07		TV timeout
3:43		Chidube Ekwommadu personal foul (Dawson Garcia draws the foul)
3:43	+1	Dawson Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-56
3:43	+1	Dawson Garcia makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-57
3:31		Ahmed Barba-Bey misses three point jump shot
3:29		Ahmed Barba-Bey offensive rebound
3:26		Parker Fox shooting foul (Ahmed Barba-Bey draws the foul)
3:26	+1	Ahmed Barba-Bey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-57
3:26	+1	Ahmed Barba-Bey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-57
3:14	+2	Isaac Asuma makes two point layup (Mike Mitchell Jr. assists)	48-59
3:01		Terrence Brown misses two point layup
2:59		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
2:43		Chidube Ekwommadu personal foul (Mike Mitchell Jr. draws the foul)
2:43	+1	Mike Mitchell Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-60
2:43	+1	Mike Mitchell Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-61
2:36	+3	Jo'el Emanuel makes three point jump shot (Terrence Brown assists)	51-61
2:33		Knights 60 second timeout
2:25	+3	Mike Mitchell Jr. makes three point jump shot (Dawson Garcia assists)	51-64
2:11	+2	Jameel Morris makes two point layup	53-64
1:54		Jameel Morris personal foul (Isaac Asuma draws the foul)
1:54	+1	Isaac Asuma makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-65
1:54	+1	Isaac Asuma makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-66
1:43	+3	Ahmed Barba-Bey makes three point jump shot (Jo'el Emanuel assists)	56-66
1:19		Golden Gophers 30 second timeout
1:15	+2	Parker Fox makes two point dunk (Lu'Cye Patterson assists)	56-68
1:07	+2	Ahmed Barba-Bey makes two point layup (Jo'el Emanuel assists)	58-68
0:52	+2	Parker Fox makes two point dunk (Lu'Cye Patterson assists)	58-70
0:43		Jo'el Emanuel misses two point jump shot
0:41		Mike Mitchell Jr. defensive rebound
0:34	+2	Lu'Cye Patterson makes two point layup (Mike Mitchell Jr. assists)	58-72
0:29		Ahmed Barba-Bey misses three point jump shot
0:27		Knights offensive rebound
0:27		Jameel Morris misses three point jump shot
0:25		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
0:25		Jo'el Emanuel personal foul (Dawson Garcia draws the foul)
0:25	+1	Dawson Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-73
0:25	+1	Dawson Garcia makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-74
0:21		Isaac Asuma personal foul (Terrence Brown draws the foul)
0:21	+1	Terrence Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-74
0:21	+1	Terrence Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-74
0:00		End of period

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Terrence Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2