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Northwestern Wildcats @ 
Minnesota Golden Gophers 63–82
2008-01-09 · NCAA · Att. 13,079
Northwestern Wildcats 2007-08 · Minnesota Golden Gophers 2007-08 · 2007-08 season
Team stats
| Northwestern | Minnesota | |
|---|---|---|
| Field goals | 23-57 .404 | 28-55 .509 |
| Three-pointers | 8-28 .286 | 10-20 .500 |
| Free throws | 9-14 .643 | 16-28 .571 |
| Offensive rebounds | 10 | 12 |
| Defensive rebounds | 21 | 28 |
| Total rebounds | 34 | 42 |
| Assists | 13 | 19 |
| Steals | 12 | 13 |
| Blocks | 3 | 5 |
| Turnovers | 19 | 17 |
| Personal fouls | 23 | 15 |
| Technical fouls | 0 | 0 |
| Largest lead | 6 | 20 |
Northwestern Wildcats
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3P | FT | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Michael Thompson G | 35 | 9 | 4-10 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| Craig Moore G | 34 | 11 | 4-11 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Sterling Williams G-F | 32 | 9 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Jeff Ryan G-F | 24 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Nikola Baran F-C | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kevin Coble F | 34 | 17 | 7-14 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jason Okrzesik G | 16 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Capocci F | 12 | 8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Jeremy Nash G | 7 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ivan Peljusic F | 2 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean-Marc Melchior F | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Houlihan F | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 63 | 23-57 | 8-28 | 9-14 | 10 | 21 | 34 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 23 |
FG .404 · 3P .286 · FT .643
Did not play: Marlon Day, Matt Steger, Tonjua Jones
Minnesota Golden Gophers
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3P | FT | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lawrence McKenzie G | 31 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Dan Coleman F | 29 | 19 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Spencer Tollackson C | 27 | 12 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Jamal Abu-Shamala G-F | 24 | 8 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Lawrence Westbrook G | 24 | 7 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Al Nolen G | 22 | 10 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 3-6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Blake Hoffarber G | 18 | 15 | 5-8 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Damian Johnson F | 12 | 5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3-8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jonathan Williams C | 7 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Kevin Payton G | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Busch F | 2 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 82 | 28-55 | 10-20 | 16-28 | 12 | 28 | 42 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 17 | 15 |
FG .509 · 3P .500 · FT .571
Officials: J.D. Collins, John Hughes, Michael Stephens
Play-by-play
Show every play (278)
First half
- 19:44 NU Michael Thompson made Three Point Jumper. 3–0
- 19:18 NU Kevin Coble made Two Point Jumper. 5–0
- 19:03 MINN Jamal Abu-Shamala missed Two Point Jumper.
- 19:03 MINN Dan Coleman Offensive Rebound.
- 18:57 MINN Dan Coleman missed Two Point Layup.
- 18:57 MINN Dan Coleman Offensive Rebound.
- 18:57 MINN Dan Coleman made Two Point Layup. 5–2
- 17:41 MINN Dan Coleman made Two Point Layup. 5–4
- 17:24 MINN Spencer Tollackson made Two Point Layup. 5–6
- 16:59 NU Kevin Coble made Three Point Jumper. 8–6
- 16:37 MINN Spencer Tollackson missed Two Point Jumper.
- 16:37 NU Sterling Williams Defensive Rebound.
- 16:24 NU Kevin Coble missed Three Point Jumper.
- 16:24 MINN Spencer Tollackson Defensive Rebound.
- 16:00 MINN Dan Coleman missed Two Point Layup.
- 16:00 MINN Dan Coleman Offensive Rebound.
- 16:00 MINN Dan Coleman missed Two Point Layup.
- 16:00 NU Kevin Coble Defensive Rebound.
- 15:51 NU Michael Thompson missed Three Point Jumper.
- 15:51 MINN Spencer Tollackson Defensive Rebound.
- 15:42 MINN Lawrence Westbrook made Three Point Jumper. 8–9
- 15:27 NU Kevin Coble made Two Point Layup. 10–9
- 15:12 NU Craig Moore made Two Point Layup. 12–9
- 14:50 MINN Lawrence McKenzie missed Three Point Jumper.
- 14:50 NU Michael Thompson Defensive Rebound.
- 14:43 NU Kevin Coble missed Three Point Jumper.
- 14:43 MINN Spencer Tollackson Defensive Rebound.
- 14:34 NU Foul on Jeff Ryan
- 14:34 MINN Official TV Timeout.
- 14:34 MINN Dan Coleman made Free Throw. 12–10
- 14:34 MINN Dan Coleman made Free Throw. 12–11
- 14:06 NU Craig Moore made Three Point Jumper. 15–11
- 14:06 MINN Blake Hoffarber made Three Point Jumper. 15–14
- 13:57 MINN Foul on Damian Johnson
- 13:52 NU Jason Okrzesik made Two Point Jumper. 17–14
- 13:14 MINN Damian Johnson missed Two Point Jumper.
- 13:14 NU Craig Moore Defensive Rebound.
- 12:58 NU Craig Moore made Three Point Jumper. 20–14
- 12:37 MINN Jonathan Williams missed Two Point Jumper.
- 12:37 NU Kevin Coble Defensive Rebound.
- 12:05 NU Jason Okrzesik missed Two Point Jumper.
- 12:05 MINN Kevin Payton Defensive Rebound.
- 11:51 NU Michael Thompson missed Two Point Layup.
- 11:51 NU Jeff Ryan Offensive Rebound.
- 11:51 NU Jeff Ryan missed Two Point Layup.
- 11:48 MINN Damian Johnson Defensive Rebound.
- 11:48 MINN Official TV Timeout.
- 11:43 NU Foul on Craig Moore
- 11:43 MINN Travis Busch missed Free Throw.
- 11:43 MINN nan
- 11:43 MINN Travis Busch made Free Throw. 20–15
- 11:14 MINN Foul on Damian Johnson
- 11:03 NU Northwestern 20 Second Timeout.
- 10:45 NU Jason Okrzesik missed Two Point Jumper.
- 10:45 MINN Travis Busch Defensive Rebound.
- 10:45 NU Foul on Nikola Baran
- 10:12 MINN Dan Coleman made Two Point Layup. 20–17
- 9:42 NU Jason Okrzesik missed Three Point Jumper.
- 9:42 MINN Minnesota Defensive Rebound.
- 9:20 MINN Jamal Abu-Shamala made Three Point Jumper. 20–20
- 8:47 NU Kevin Coble missed Three Point Jumper.
- 8:47 NU Mike Capocci Offensive Rebound.
- 8:45 MINN Spencer Tollackson made Two Point Layup. 20–22
- 8:45 NU Foul on Craig Moore
- 8:45 MINN Spencer Tollackson missed Free Throw.
- 8:45 MINN Dan Coleman Offensive Rebound.
- 8:45 MINN Dan Coleman missed Two Point Layup.
- 8:45 MINN Dan Coleman Offensive Rebound.
- 8:45 MINN Dan Coleman made Two Point Layup. 20–24
- 8:25 NU Craig Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
- 8:25 MINN Dan Coleman Defensive Rebound.
- 7:37 MINN Foul on Spencer Tollackson
- 7:37 NU Official TV Timeout.
- 7:02 NU Jeremy Nash missed Three Point Jumper.
- 7:02 MINN Lawrence McKenzie Defensive Rebound.
- 6:46 NU Foul on Michael Thompson
- 6:20 MINN Jamal Abu-Shamala missed Two Point Jumper.
- 6:20 NU Kevin Coble Defensive Rebound.
- 6:19 MINN Foul on Lawrence Westbrook
- 6:02 NU Jason Okrzesik missed Three Point Jumper.
- 6:02 MINN Dan Coleman Defensive Rebound.
- 5:51 MINN Blake Hoffarber made Three Point Jumper. 20–27
- 5:19 NU Kevin Coble missed Three Point Jumper.
- 5:19 MINN Spencer Tollackson Defensive Rebound.
- 5:12 MINN Blake Hoffarber made Three Point Jumper. 20–30
- 5:09 NU Northwestern 20 Second Timeout.
- 4:46 NU Jeremy Nash made Two Point Layup. 22–30
- 4:34 MINN Spencer Tollackson made Two Point Layup. 22–32
- 4:34 NU Foul on Michael Thompson
- 4:34 MINN Spencer Tollackson made Free Throw. 22–33
- 3:59 NU Jason Okrzesik missed Three Point Jumper.
- 3:59 MINN Blake Hoffarber Defensive Rebound.
- 3:50 MINN Blake Hoffarber made Three Point Jumper. 22–36
- 3:39 NU Northwestern 20 Second Timeout.
- 3:15 NU Craig Moore made Three Point Jumper. 25–36
- 3:01 MINN Official TV Timeout.
- 2:48 MINN Lawrence McKenzie missed Three Point Jumper.
- 2:48 MINN Damian Johnson Offensive Rebound.
- 2:43 MINN Damian Johnson made Two Point Layup. 25–38
- 2:37 MINN Foul on Blake Hoffarber
- 2:37 NU Sterling Williams made Free Throw. 26–38
- 2:37 NU Sterling Williams made Free Throw. 27–38
- 2:23 MINN Blake Hoffarber made Three Point Jumper. 27–41
- 1:50 NU Kevin Coble made Two Point Jumper. 29–41
- 1:33 MINN Foul on Dan Coleman
- 1:21 NU Craig Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
- 1:21 MINN Dan Coleman Defensive Rebound.
- 0:54 NU Foul on Kevin Coble
- 0:54 MINN Damian Johnson missed Free Throw.
- 0:54 MINN nan
- 0:54 MINN Damian Johnson made Free Throw. 29–42
- 0:24 MINN Minnesota 20 Second Timeout.
- 0:09 MINN Lawrence McKenzie missed Two Point Jumper.
- 0:09 NU Kevin Coble Defensive Rebound.
- 0:00 End of the 1st Half.
Second half
- 19:25 MINN Dan Coleman missed Two Point Jumper.
- 19:25 NU Craig Moore Defensive Rebound.
- 18:57 MINN Jamal Abu-Shamala missed Three Point Jumper.
- 18:57 MINN Dan Coleman Offensive Rebound.
- 18:53 MINN Dan Coleman made Two Point Layup. 29–44
- 18:37 NU Jeff Ryan missed Two Point Layup.
- 18:37 MINN Dan Coleman Defensive Rebound.
- 18:15 MINN Foul on Spencer Tollackson
- 17:59 NU Sterling Williams made Three Point Jumper. 32–44
- 17:41 NU Mike Capocci missed Two Point Layup.
- 17:41 NU Mike Capocci Offensive Rebound.
- 17:37 NU Mike Capocci made Two Point Layup. 34–44
- 17:20 NU Michael Thompson made Two Point Layup. 36–44
- 17:02 NU Foul on Sterling Williams
- 16:57 NU Michael Thompson made Two Point Layup. 38–44
- 16:31 NU Foul on Mike Capocci
- 16:24 MINN Jamal Abu-Shamala made Two Point Layup. 38–46
- 15:54 MINN Dan Coleman missed Two Point Layup.
- 15:54 NU Sterling Williams Defensive Rebound.
- 15:43 NU Michael Thompson missed Two Point Jumper.
- 15:43 NU Michael Thompson Offensive Rebound.
- 15:39 NU Michael Thompson missed Two Point Jumper.
- 15:39 MINN Blake Hoffarber Defensive Rebound.
- 15:32 MINN Spencer Tollackson made Two Point Jumper. 38–48
- 15:19 MINN Foul on Dan Coleman
- 15:19 NU Official TV Timeout.
- 15:19 NU Jeff Ryan missed Free Throw.
- 15:19 NU nan
- 15:19 NU Jeff Ryan missed Free Throw.
- 15:19 MINN Jamal Abu-Shamala Defensive Rebound.
- 15:13 MINN Blake Hoffarber missed Three Point Jumper.
- 15:13 NU Kevin Coble Defensive Rebound.
- 15:04 NU Craig Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
- 15:04 MINN Damian Johnson Defensive Rebound.
- 14:55 NU Foul on Sterling Williams
- 14:55 MINN Damian Johnson missed Free Throw.
- 14:55 MINN nan
- 14:55 MINN Damian Johnson missed Free Throw.
- 14:55 NU Kevin Coble Defensive Rebound.
- 14:42 NU Sterling Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
- 14:42 MINN Jamal Abu-Shamala Defensive Rebound.
- 14:35 NU Foul on Craig Moore
- 14:35 MINN Damian Johnson missed Free Throw.
- 14:35 MINN nan
- 14:35 MINN Damian Johnson made Free Throw. 38–49
- 14:26 NU Kevin Coble made Three Point Jumper. 41–49
- 14:05 MINN Spencer Tollackson made Two Point Dunk Shot. 41–51
- 13:39 MINN Al Nolen made Three Point Jumper. 41–54
- 13:28 MINN Al Nolen made Two Point Layup. 41–56
- 13:19 NU Northwestern 20 Second Timeout.
- 12:39 MINN Dan Coleman made Two Point Layup. 41–58
- 12:34 NU Foul on Michael Thompson
- 12:21 MINN Lawrence McKenzie missed Three Point Jumper.
- 12:21 NU Northwestern Defensive Rebound.
- 12:17 NU Jeff Ryan made Two Point Layup. 43–58
- 11:53 MINN Lawrence Westbrook made Two Point Layup. 43–60
- 11:40 NU Kevin Coble missed Two Point Jumper.
- 11:40 MINN Al Nolen Defensive Rebound.
- 11:33 MINN Lawrence Westbrook missed Three Point Jumper.
- 11:33 NU Michael Thompson Defensive Rebound.
- 11:29 NU Michael Thompson made Two Point Layup. 45–60
- 11:29 MINN Foul on Al Nolen
- 11:27 NU Official TV Timeout.
- 11:27 NU Michael Thompson missed Free Throw.
- 11:27 MINN Damian Johnson Defensive Rebound.
- 11:13 NU Foul on Jeff Ryan
- 11:06 MINN Blake Hoffarber missed Three Point Jumper.
- 11:06 NU Craig Moore Defensive Rebound.
- 10:49 MINN Foul on Jonathan Williams
- 10:49 NU Mike Capocci made Free Throw. 46–60
- 10:49 NU Mike Capocci made Free Throw. 47–60
- 10:20 NU Craig Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
- 10:20 MINN Blake Hoffarber Defensive Rebound.
- 10:10 MINN Al Nolen missed Two Point Layup.
- 10:10 MINN Jonathan Williams Offensive Rebound.
- 10:05 MINN Jonathan Williams missed Two Point Layup.
- 10:05 NU Mike Capocci Defensive Rebound.
- 9:57 NU Kevin Coble missed Two Point Jumper.
- 9:57 MINN Lawrence Westbrook Defensive Rebound.
- 9:47 MINN Damian Johnson missed Two Point Jumper.
- 9:47 NU Craig Moore Defensive Rebound.
- 9:28 NU Mike Capocci made Two Point Layup. 49–60
- 8:57 NU Foul on Craig Moore
- 8:57 MINN Damian Johnson made Free Throw. 49–61
- 8:57 MINN Damian Johnson missed Free Throw.
- 8:57 NU Jeff Ryan Defensive Rebound.
- 8:24 NU Craig Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
- 8:24 NU Michael Thompson Offensive Rebound.
- 8:19 NU Michael Thompson missed Two Point Layup.
- 8:19 MINN Lawrence McKenzie Defensive Rebound.
- 7:43 MINN Foul on Damian Johnson
- 7:41 NU Official TV Timeout.
- 7:38 MINN Foul on Spencer Tollackson
- 7:38 NU Jeff Ryan made Free Throw. 50–61
- 7:38 NU Jeff Ryan missed Free Throw.
- 7:38 MINN Dan Coleman Defensive Rebound.
- 7:16 MINN Dan Coleman missed Two Point Layup.
- 7:16 MINN Dan Coleman Offensive Rebound.
- 7:09 MINN Dan Coleman made Two Point Layup. 50–63
- 7:09 NU Foul on Sterling Williams
- 7:09 MINN Dan Coleman made Free Throw. 50–64
- 6:56 NU Sterling Williams made Two Point Layup. 52–64
- 6:25 NU Foul on Sterling Williams
- 6:25 MINN Spencer Tollackson missed Free Throw.
- 6:25 NU Kevin Coble Defensive Rebound.
- 5:50 MINN Jamal Abu-Shamala made Three Point Jumper. 52–67
- 5:39 MINN Foul on Lawrence Westbrook
- 5:39 NU Michael Thompson missed Free Throw.
- 5:39 NU Kevin Coble Offensive Rebound.
- 5:35 NU Kevin Coble made Three Point Jumper. 55–67
- 5:23 NU Foul on Mike Capocci
- 5:20 MINN Lawrence Westbrook made Free Throw. 55–68
- 5:20 MINN Lawrence Westbrook made Free Throw. 55–69
- 5:03 NU Kevin Coble missed Three Point Jumper.
- 5:03 NU Mike Capocci Offensive Rebound.
- 4:52 NU Sterling Williams missed Two Point Jumper.
- 4:52 NU Mike Capocci Offensive Rebound.
- 4:50 NU Mike Capocci made Two Point Layup. 57–69
- 4:38 NU Foul on Kevin Coble
- 4:38 MINN Spencer Tollackson missed Free Throw.
- 4:38 MINN nan
- 4:38 MINN Spencer Tollackson made Free Throw. 57–70
- 4:22 MINN Foul on Lawrence McKenzie
- 4:22 NU Sterling Williams made Free Throw. 58–70
- 4:22 NU Sterling Williams made Free Throw. 59–70
- 4:02 NU Craig Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
- 4:02 MINN Jamal Abu-Shamala Defensive Rebound.
- 3:45 MINN Jamal Abu-Shamala missed Three Point Jumper.
- 3:45 NU Mike Capocci Defensive Rebound.
- 3:26 NU Kevin Coble made Two Point Layup. 61–70
- 3:12 NU Foul on Sterling Williams
- 3:12 MINN Al Nolen made Free Throw. 61–71
- 3:12 MINN Al Nolen missed Free Throw.
- 3:12 NU Mike Capocci Defensive Rebound.
- 3:03 NU Jeremy Nash missed Two Point Jumper.
- 3:03 MINN Al Nolen Defensive Rebound.
- 3:01 NU Foul on Craig Moore
- 3:01 MINN Al Nolen made Free Throw. 61–72
- 3:01 MINN Al Nolen missed Free Throw.
- 3:01 NU Mike Capocci Defensive Rebound.
- 2:15 MINN Lawrence McKenzie made Three Point Jumper. 61–75
- 2:06 NU Jeremy Nash missed Three Point Jumper.
- 2:06 MINN Al Nolen Defensive Rebound.
- 1:59 MINN Blake Hoffarber missed Two Point Jumper.
- 1:59 MINN Dan Coleman Offensive Rebound.
- 1:57 NU Foul on Jeremy Nash
- 1:57 MINN Dan Coleman made Free Throw. 61–76
- 1:57 MINN Dan Coleman made Free Throw. 61–77
- 1:35 NU Craig Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
- 1:35 MINN Al Nolen Defensive Rebound.
- 1:29 MINN Lawrence McKenzie made Two Point Dunk Shot. 61–79
- 1:14 MINN Al Nolen made Two Point Layup. 61–81
- 1:09 NU Northwestern 20 Second Timeout.
- 0:54 MINN Foul on Dan Coleman
- 0:53 NU Ivan Peljusic made Free Throw. 62–81
- 0:53 NU Ivan Peljusic made Free Throw. 63–81
- 0:22 MINN Travis Busch missed Three Point Jumper.
- 0:22 NU Mike Capocci Defensive Rebound.
- 0:22 NU Foul on Ivan Peljusic
- 0:22 MINN Al Nolen missed Free Throw.
- 0:22 MINN nan
- 0:22 MINN Al Nolen made Free Throw. 63–82
- 0:00 End Game