SB Nation Minnesota - Minnesota Vs. Penn State: Golden Gophers Win Again, Beat Nittany Lions 80-66https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48959/mn-fave.png2012-01-15T17:27:11-06:00http://minnesota.sbnation.com/rss/stream/24737222012-01-15T17:27:11-06:002012-01-15T17:27:11-06:00Minnesota Vs. Penn State: Golden Gophers Win Another Big Ten Road Game, Beating Nittany Lions 80-66
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<p>The Minnesota Golden Gophers backed up their big win at Indiana earlier in the week by winning another Big Ten road game over the Penn State Nittany Lions, 80-66 at the Bryce Jordan Center.</p>
<p>Penn State was able to put together an early lead midway through the first half as Tim Frazier and Cammeron Woodyard took turns scoring for the Nittany Lions. But Minnesota slowed down the duo and took 33-31 lead to the half before taking control of the game after the break.</p>
<p>Guard Joe Coleman score six straight points to spark Minnesota to begin the second half as they pushed the lead to double digits and then hung on for the win in what turned out to be a free throw shooting contest. The teams combined to shoot 72 free throws, with Minnesota making 33 of 44 freebies while only shooting 38 field goals for the game.</p>
<p>Coleman led the way for Minnesota with 23 points including 13 of 14 from the free throw line, while Rodney Williams added 14 points and 8 rebounds.</p>
<p>Frazier scored 20 points for Penn State with Woodyard pitching in 22 points off the bench.</p>
<p>Minnesota upped their record to 14-5, 2-4 in the Big Ten while Penn State dropped to 1-5 in conference and 9-10 overall.</p>
<p><i>For more on the Minnesota Golden Gophers, check out <a target="_blank" href="http://www.thedailygopher.com/">The Daily Gopher</a>. For more on the Penn State Nittany Lions, hit up the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.blackshoediaries.com/">Black Shoe Diaries</a>.You can also head over to SB Nation's main NCAA Basketball hub at <a target="_blank" href="http://sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball">SBNation.com/NCAA-Basketball</a>.</i></p>
https://minnesota.sbnation.com/2012/1/15/2709686/minnesota-vs-penn-state-golden-gophers-win-another-big-ten-road-gameTom Lewis2012-01-15T11:18:11-06:002012-01-15T11:18:11-06:00Minnesota Vs. Penn State: Golden Gophers Hope To Build Off First Big Ten Win
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<p>For more on the Minnesota Golden Gophers, check out <a href="http://www.thedailygopher.com/" target="new">The Daily Gopher</a>. You can also head over to SB Nation's main NCAA Basketball hub at <a href="http://sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball" target="new">SBNation.com/NCAA-Basketball</a>.</p> <p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/minnesota-golden-gophers">Minnesota Golden Gophers</a> (13-5, 1-4 in Big Ten) head to Happy Valley to take on the Penn State Nittany Lions (9-9, 1-4) on Sunday afternoon at 4 p.m. eastern. It will be the Gophers first game since <a href="http://minnesota.sbnation.com/minnesota-golden-gophers/2012/1/12/2703880/minnesota-indiana-final-score-highlights-recap-2012/in/2467664" target="_blank">upsetting No. 8 Indiana</a> at Assembly Hall in Bloomington on Thursday, their first Big Ten and road win of the season. </p>
<p>The key to Minnesota's surprising first win was sophomore guard <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/123917/austin-hollins">Austin Hollins</a>, who scored a career high 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting. He will be a huge factor if the Golden Gophers are to win their second straight. </p>
<p>Penn State will need a big game from junior guard <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/99917/tim-frazier">Tim Frazier</a> if they want to get out of a slump that has seen them lose four of their last five. Frazier is second in the Big Ten in scoring (18.1 points per game) and ranks sixth in the nation in assists (6.7 assists per game).</p>
<p>Penn State took both games in this series last year, but Minnesota holds a 19-6 edge overall. </p>
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