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Mike Mitchell scores 22 and Minnesota defeats Morgan State 90-68

AP
Dec 29, 2024

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Mike Mitchell Jr. scored 22 points, all in the first half, and Minnesota defeated Morgan State 90-68 on Sunday.

Dawson Garcia had 18 points and eight rebounds for the Golden Gophers (8-5). Parker Fox scored 11 points and Frank Mitchell had 10.

There were seven lead changes in the first four minutes before Minnesota moved out front with a 10-2 run to lead 22-13 and the Golden Gophers did not let up. They shot 59% in the first half and scored 55 points. Mike Mitchell led the way with 22 points on 8-of-8 overall shooting and 6 for 6 from 3-point distance. He went 0 for 2 in the second half.

Minnestoa led 55-37 at the break.

Minnesota cooled off in the second half, shooting 43% and scoring 35 points, but the Bears got no closer than 15 points. Minnesota's largest lead was 27 points on two occasions, the second coming when Caleb Williams hit a 3-pointer for an 86-59 lead with 4 minutes remaining.

Kameron Hobbs led Morgan State (6-10) with 25 points. He had six rebounds and four assists. Daniel Akitoby had 10 points and 11 rebounds, and Rob Lawson scored 11 points.

There were only 11 turnovers in the game - six by Morgan State and five by Minnesota. Each team scored four points after turnovers.

Minnesota, 0-2 in the Big Ten, hosts No. 21 Purdue on Thursday and Ohio State on Jan. 6.

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1st Half
MORG
Bears
37
MINN
Golden Gophers
55

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Daniel Akitoby vs. Dawson Garcia (Golden Gophers gains possession)
19:36		Femi Odukale misses two point jump shot
19:34		Bears defensive rebound
19:19		Femi Odukale shooting foul (Jaden Martin draws the foul)
19:19	+1	Jaden Martin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	1-0
19:19		Jaden Martin misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:19		Will Thomas offensive rebound
19:17		Parker Fox blocks Will Thomas's two point layup
19:15		Rob Lawson offensive rebound
19:04		Will Thomas misses three point jump shot
19:02		Femi Odukale defensive rebound
18:53	+2	Parker Fox makes two point dunk (Femi Odukale assists)	1-2
18:36	+2	Daniel Akitoby makes two point dunk (Jaden Martin assists)	3-2
18:22		Rob Lawson personal foul
18:14	+3	Mike Mitchell Jr. makes three point jump shot (Femi Odukale assists)	3-5
17:51	+3	Will Thomas makes three point jump shot (Daniel Akitoby assists)	6-5
17:31		Lu'Cye Patterson misses three point jump shot
17:29		Daniel Akitoby defensive rebound
17:23		Kameron Hobbs turnover (Parker Fox steals)
17:13	+2	Parker Fox makes two point dunk	6-7
17:04	+3	Rob Lawson makes three point jump shot (Jaden Martin assists)	9-7
16:41	+2	Dawson Garcia makes two point jump shot (Parker Fox assists)	9-9
16:21		Kameron Hobbs misses three point jump shot
16:19		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
16:00	+3	Mike Mitchell Jr. makes three point jump shot (Femi Odukale assists)	9-12
15:37		Parker Fox blocks Daniel Akitoby's two point layup
15:35		Kameron Hobbs offensive rebound
15:25	+2	Kameron Hobbs makes two point layup	11-12
15:09		Lu'Cye Patterson misses two point jump shot
15:07		Bears defensive rebound
15:05		TV timeout
14:51		Dawson Garcia blocks Will Thomas's two point layup
14:49		Mike Mitchell Jr. defensive rebound
14:43	+3	Dawson Garcia makes three point jump shot (Mike Mitchell Jr. assists)	11-15
14:18		Jaden Martin misses two point layup
14:16		Lu'Cye Patterson defensive rebound
14:10		Daniel Akitoby flagrant 1 (Trey Edmonds draws the foul)
14:10		Kevin Broadus technical foul
14:10		Trey Edmonds misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2
14:10		Trey Edmonds misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
14:10	+1	Dawson Garcia makes technical free throw 1 of 2	11-16
14:10	+1	Dawson Garcia makes technical free throw 2 of 2	11-17
14:05	+2	Mike Mitchell Jr. makes two point layup	11-19
13:47		Will Thomas misses two point jump shot
13:45		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
13:23		Isaac Asuma misses two point jump shot
13:21		Marland Harris defensive rebound
13:14	+2	Will Thomas makes two point jump shot (Kameron Hobbs assists)	13-19
12:50	+2	Trey Edmonds makes two point layup (Dawson Garcia assists)	13-21
12:50		Marland Harris shooting foul (Trey Edmonds draws the foul)
12:50	+1	Trey Edmonds makes regular free throw 1 of 1	13-22
12:35	+2	Will Thomas makes two point jump shot	15-22
12:10		Brennan Rigsby misses three point jump shot
12:08		Trey Edmonds offensive rebound
12:01		Trent Edwards shooting foul (Kadyn Betts draws the foul)
12:01		Kadyn Betts misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:01	+1	Kadyn Betts makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-23
11:45		Isaac Asuma shooting foul (Will Thomas draws the foul)
11:45		TV timeout
11:45	+1	Will Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-23
11:45	+1	Will Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-23
11:27	+2	Femi Odukale makes two point jump shot	17-25
11:08		Will Thomas turnover (bad pass) (Femi Odukale steals)
11:03	+2	Brennan Rigsby makes two point layup (Femi Odukale assists)	17-27
10:48		Kameron Hobbs misses three point jump shot
10:46		Brennan Rigsby defensive rebound
10:37	+3	Kadyn Betts makes three point jump shot (Brennan Rigsby assists)	17-30
10:26		Bears 30 second timeout
10:12		Jaden Martin turnover (bad pass) (Frank Mitchell steals)
10:02		Brennan Rigsby misses three point jump shot
10:00		Daniel Akitoby defensive rebound
9:51		Brennan Rigsby blocks Rob Lawson's two point layup
9:49		Daniel Akitoby offensive rebound
9:47		Frank Mitchell blocks Daniel Akitoby's two point layup
9:45		Daniel Akitoby offensive rebound
9:44		Daniel Akitoby misses two point layup
9:42		Golden Gophers defensive rebound
9:28		Kadyn Betts misses three point jump shot
9:26		Frank Mitchell offensive rebound
9:24	+2	Frank Mitchell makes two point layup	17-32
8:53	+2	Kameron Hobbs makes two point jump shot (Jaden Martin assists)	19-32
8:23	+2	Isaac Asuma makes two point jump shot (Frank Mitchell assists)	19-34
8:04		Jump ball. (Bears gains possession)
8:01		Kadyn Betts shooting foul (Will Thomas draws the foul)
8:01		Will Thomas misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:01		Will Thomas misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:01		Parker Fox defensive rebound
7:45	+3	Mike Mitchell Jr. makes three point jump shot (Lu'Cye Patterson assists)	19-37
7:25	+2	Will Thomas makes two point jump shot (Kameron Hobbs assists)	21-37
7:07	+2	Mike Mitchell Jr. makes two point jump shot (Lu'Cye Patterson assists)	21-39
6:54		Kameron Hobbs turnover (Kadyn Betts steals)
6:35		Brennan Rigsby misses three point jump shot
6:33		Daniel Akitoby defensive rebound
6:17		Daniel Akitoby misses two point jump shot
6:15		Mike Mitchell Jr. defensive rebound
6:08	+3	Mike Mitchell Jr. makes three point jump shot	21-42
5:39	+3	Kameron Hobbs makes three point jump shot (Jaden Martin assists)	24-42
5:13		Lu'Cye Patterson turnover (bad pass)
5:13		TV timeout
5:03	+2	Kameron Hobbs makes two point jump shot	26-42
4:48		Lu'Cye Patterson misses three point jump shot
4:46		Mike Mitchell Jr. offensive rebound
4:34		Dawson Garcia misses three point jump shot
4:32		Golden Gophers offensive rebound
4:31		Demajion Topps personal foul
4:26		Kiran Oliver shooting foul (Lu'Cye Patterson draws the foul)
4:26	+1	Lu'Cye Patterson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-43
4:26	+1	Lu'Cye Patterson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-44
4:12		Kiran Oliver misses two point layup
4:10		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
4:03	+3	Mike Mitchell Jr. makes three point jump shot	26-47
3:46	+2	Will Thomas makes two point jump shot (Kiran Oliver assists)	28-47
3:29		Marland Harris shooting foul (Parker Fox draws the foul)
3:29		TV timeout
3:29	+1	Parker Fox makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-48
3:29	+1	Parker Fox makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-49
3:16		Lu'Cye Patterson shooting foul (Kameron Hobbs draws the foul)
3:16	+1	Kameron Hobbs makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-49
3:16	+1	Kameron Hobbs makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-49
2:57		Daniel Akitoby shooting foul (Parker Fox draws the foul)
2:57	+1	Parker Fox makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-50
2:57		Parker Fox misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:57		Jaden Martin defensive rebound
2:47		Parker Fox blocks Jaden Martin's two point layup
2:45		Bears offensive rebound
2:43		Kameron Hobbs misses two point jump shot
2:41		Mike Mitchell Jr. defensive rebound
2:33		Lu'Cye Patterson misses three point jump shot
2:31		Matar Wade defensive rebound
2:20		Femi Odukale shooting foul (Rob Lawson draws the foul)
2:20	+1	Rob Lawson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-50
2:20	+1	Rob Lawson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-50
2:02	+3	Mike Mitchell Jr. makes three point jump shot	32-53
1:47	+3	Kameron Hobbs makes three point jump shot (Rob Lawson assists)	35-53
1:11		Parker Fox misses two point layup
1:09		Kameron Hobbs defensive rebound
1:00		Kameron Hobbs misses two point jump shot
0:59		Matar Wade offensive rebound
0:58		Matar Wade misses two point layup
0:56		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
0:52	+2	Parker Fox makes two point layup (Isaac Asuma assists)	35-55
0:38	+2	Rob Lawson makes two point layup (Kameron Hobbs assists)	37-55
0:38		Golden Gophers 30 second timeout
0:16		Lu'Cye Patterson misses three point jump shot
0:14		Rob Lawson defensive rebound
0:02		Kameron Hobbs misses three point jump shot
0:00		Bears offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MORG
Bears
31
MINN
Golden Gophers
35

Time		Play	Score
19:48		Mike Mitchell Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:46		Kameron Hobbs defensive rebound
19:40		Rob Lawson misses three point jump shot
19:38		Daniel Akitoby offensive rebound
19:35		Dawson Garcia shooting foul (Daniel Akitoby draws the foul)
19:35	+1	Daniel Akitoby makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-55
19:35	+1	Daniel Akitoby makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-55
19:09		Lu'Cye Patterson misses two point jump shot
19:07		Parker Fox offensive rebound
19:02	+2	Parker Fox makes two point dunk	39-57
18:45		Jump ball. (Bears gains possession)
18:37		Will Thomas misses three point jump shot
18:35		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
18:22		Femi Odukale turnover (Will Thomas steals)
18:17	+2	Rob Lawson makes two point layup (Will Thomas assists)	41-57
17:50		Rob Lawson shooting foul (Lu'Cye Patterson draws the foul)
17:50		Lu'Cye Patterson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:50	+1	Lu'Cye Patterson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-58
17:38		Jaden Martin misses two point jump shot
17:36		Parker Fox defensive rebound
17:10		Jaden Martin shooting foul (Dawson Garcia draws the foul)
17:10		Dawson Garcia misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:10		Dawson Garcia misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:10		Daniel Akitoby defensive rebound
16:42		Rob Lawson misses two point jump shot
16:40		Daniel Akitoby offensive rebound
16:40		Femi Odukale personal foul (Daniel Akitoby draws the foul)
16:33		Will Thomas misses two point layup
16:31		Lu'Cye Patterson defensive rebound
16:22		Daniel Akitoby blocks Dawson Garcia's two point layup
16:20		Kameron Hobbs defensive rebound
16:17	+2	Kameron Hobbs makes two point jump shot	43-58
15:59		Will Thomas personal foul (Femi Odukale draws the foul)
15:59		TV timeout
15:47	+3	Dawson Garcia makes three point jump shot (Lu'Cye Patterson assists)	43-61
15:27		Parker Fox shooting foul (Daniel Akitoby draws the foul)
15:25	+1	Daniel Akitoby makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-61
15:25	+1	Daniel Akitoby makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-61
15:05		Daniel Akitoby shooting foul (Dawson Garcia draws the foul)
15:05	+1	Dawson Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-62
15:05	+1	Dawson Garcia makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-63
14:55		Kameron Hobbs misses three point jump shot
14:53		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
14:46		Lu'Cye Patterson misses three point jump shot
14:44		Jaden Martin defensive rebound
14:28		Will Thomas misses two point jump shot
14:26		Trey Edmonds defensive rebound
14:01		Mike Mitchell Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:59		Trey Edmonds offensive rebound
13:58	+2	Trey Edmonds makes two point layup	45-65
13:41		Lu'Cye Patterson shooting foul (Kameron Hobbs draws the foul)
13:41	+1	Kameron Hobbs makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-65
13:41	+1	Kameron Hobbs makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-65
13:23		Trey Edmonds misses two point jump shot
13:21		Jaden Martin defensive rebound
13:12		Rob Lawson misses two point jump shot
13:10		Will Thomas offensive rebound
13:08		Dawson Garcia blocks Will Thomas's two point layup
13:06		Mike Mitchell Jr. defensive rebound
12:52	+3	Dawson Garcia makes three point jump shot (Lu'Cye Patterson assists)	47-68
12:30		Jaden Martin turnover (Dawson Garcia steals)
12:22		Trey Edmonds turnover (Rob Lawson steals)
12:17		Rob Lawson misses two point jump shot
12:15		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
11:55		Marland Harris blocks Trey Edmonds's two point layup
11:53		Trey Edmonds offensive rebound
11:52		Marland Harris blocks Trey Edmonds's two point layup
11:25		Jaden Martin defensive rebound
11:25		Dawson Garcia blocks Will Thomas's two point jump shot
11:23		Lu'Cye Patterson defensive rebound
11:03	+3	Dawson Garcia makes three point jump shot (Lu'Cye Patterson assists)	47-71
10:42		Jaden Martin misses two point layup
10:40		Isaac Asuma defensive rebound
10:33	+2	Lu'Cye Patterson makes two point layup	47-73
10:33		Demajion Topps shooting foul (Lu'Cye Patterson draws the foul)
10:33		TV timeout
10:33	+1	Lu'Cye Patterson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	47-74
10:26	+2	Kameron Hobbs makes two point layup (Rob Lawson assists)	49-74
10:05		Brennan Rigsby misses three point jump shot
10:03		Kameron Hobbs defensive rebound
9:51		Daniel Akitoby misses two point layup
9:49		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
9:38		Lu'Cye Patterson misses two point jump shot
9:36		Daniel Akitoby defensive rebound
9:18	+2	Jaden Martin makes two point layup	51-74
8:47		Trent Edwards shooting foul (Trey Edmonds draws the foul)
8:47		Trey Edmonds misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:47		Trey Edmonds misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:47		Daniel Akitoby defensive rebound
8:22	+2	Rob Lawson makes two point jump shot (Kameron Hobbs assists)	53-74
7:53		Femi Odukale turnover (Daniel Akitoby steals)
7:48		Femi Odukale blocks Rob Lawson's two point layup
7:46		Kadyn Betts defensive rebound
7:39	+2	Brennan Rigsby makes two point layup (Isaac Asuma assists)	53-76
7:39		TV timeout
7:25	+2	Daniel Akitoby makes two point jump shot	55-76
7:03		Jaden Martin shooting foul (Frank Mitchell draws the foul)
7:03	+1	Frank Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-77
7:03	+1	Frank Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-78
6:45		Kameron Hobbs misses two point layup
6:43		Frank Mitchell defensive rebound
6:32		Femi Odukale misses three point jump shot
6:30		Daniel Akitoby defensive rebound
6:25		Frank Mitchell personal foul (Daniel Akitoby draws the foul)
6:13	+2	Daniel Akitoby makes two point dunk (Rob Lawson assists)	57-78
5:57	+3	Brennan Rigsby makes three point jump shot (Frank Mitchell assists)	57-81
5:36	+2	Jaden Martin makes two point layup (Will Thomas assists)	59-81
5:20	+2	Frank Mitchell makes two point layup (Isaac Asuma assists)	59-83
5:06		Frank Mitchell personal foul (Rob Lawson draws the foul)
4:51		Will Thomas misses two point jump shot
4:49		Jaden Martin offensive rebound
4:28		Rob Lawson misses two point jump shot
4:26		Caleb Williams defensive rebound
4:03	+3	Caleb Williams makes three point jump shot (Frank Mitchell assists)	59-86
3:32		Brennan Rigsby shooting foul (Demajion Topps draws the foul)
3:32		TV timeout
3:32	+1	Demajion Topps makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-86
3:32	+1	Demajion Topps makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-86
3:17		Matar Wade blocks Isaac Asuma's two point layup
3:15		Kameron Hobbs defensive rebound
3:06	+2	Demajion Topps makes two point jump shot	63-86
2:49	+2	Frank Mitchell makes two point layup (Lu'Cye Patterson assists)	63-88
2:32		Jaden Martin turnover (bad pass)
2:17		Lu'Cye Patterson misses two point jump shot
2:15		Trent Edwards defensive rebound
1:52	+2	Kameron Hobbs makes two point jump shot (Demajion Topps assists)	65-88
1:52		Caleb Williams shooting foul (Kameron Hobbs draws the foul)
1:52	+1	Kameron Hobbs makes regular free throw 1 of 1	66-88
1:33		Lu'Cye Patterson misses three point jump shot
1:31		Frank Mitchell offensive rebound
1:27	+2	Frank Mitchell makes two point layup	66-90
1:09		Kameron Hobbs misses two point jump shot
1:07		Frank Mitchell defensive rebound
0:53		Caleb Williams misses three point jump shot
0:51		Kadyn Betts offensive rebound
0:45		Isaac Asuma misses two point layup
0:43		Jaden Martin defensive rebound
0:38	+2	Kameron Hobbs makes two point layup (Jaden Martin assists)	68-90
0:07		Golden Gophers turnover (shot clock violation)
0:00		End of period

Golden Gophers turnover (shot clock violation)