Northwestern Wildcats @ Minnesota Golden Gophers

53–66Final · Mar 12, 2009
NU 53 MINN 66 Final
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  1. Al Nolen made Two Point Layup.

    0–2
  2. Kevin Coble made Two Point Jumper.

    2–2
  3. Ralph Sampson III made Two Point Layup.

    2–4
  4. Kevin Coble made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by John Shurna.

    5–4
  5. Paul Carter made Two Point Layup.

    5–6
  6. Kevin Coble made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael Thompson.

    8–6
  7. Devron Bostick made Three Point Jumper.

    8–9
  8. Colton Iverson made Two Point Jumper.

    8–11
  9. Devron Bostick made Two Point Jumper.

    8–13
  10. Devoe Joseph made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lawrence Westbrook.

    8–16
  11. Colton Iverson made Two Point Dunk Shot.

    8–18
  12. Blake Hoffarber made Free Throw.

    8–19
  13. Blake Hoffarber made Free Throw.

    8–20
  14. Devron Bostick made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Devoe Joseph.

    8–22
  15. John Shurna made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Craig Moore.

    11–22
  16. Kevin Coble made Two Point Layup.

    13–22
  17. Blake Hoffarber made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Devron Bostick.

    13–24
  18. Devoe Joseph made Free Throw.

    13–25
  19. Kevin Coble made Free Throw.

    14–25
  20. Kevin Coble made Free Throw.

    15–25
  21. Travis Busch made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Al Nolen.

    15–27
  22. Kevin Coble made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Ivan Peljusic.

    17–27
  23. Devron Bostick made Two Point Layup.

    17–29
  24. Craig Moore made Three Point Jumper.

    20–29
  25. Kevin Coble made Free Throw.

    21–29
  26. Kevin Coble made Free Throw.

    22–29
  27. Devron Bostick made Free Throw.

    22–30
  28. Devron Bostick made Free Throw.

    22–31
  29. Kevin Coble made Three Point Jumper.

    25–31
  30. Damian Johnson made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Ralph Sampson III.

    25–33
  31. Damian Johnson made Free Throw.

    25–34
  32. Craig Moore made Three Point Jumper.

    28–34
  33. Lawrence Westbrook made Two Point Jumper.

    28–36
  34. Craig Moore made Two Point Layup.

    30–36
  35. Lawrence Westbrook made Three Point Jumper.

    30–39
  36. Damian Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ralph Sampson III.

    30–42
  37. Michael Thompson made Two Point Jumper.

    32–42
  38. Jeremy Nash made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luka Mirkovic.

    35–42
  39. Lawrence Westbrook made Free Throw.

    35–43
  40. Luka Mirkovic made Free Throw.

    36–43
  41. Luka Mirkovic made Free Throw.

    37–43
  42. Devoe Joseph made Two Point Layup.

    37–45
  43. Luka Mirkovic made Two Point Layup.

    39–45
  44. Lawrence Westbrook made Two Point Layup.

    39–47
  45. Kevin Coble made Free Throw.

    40–47
  46. Kevin Coble made Free Throw.

    41–47
  47. Michael Thompson made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Coble.

    43–47
  48. Jeremy Nash made Two Point Layup.

    45–47
  49. Michael Thompson made Free Throw.

    46–47
  50. Michael Thompson made Free Throw.

    47–47
  51. Michael Thompson made Two Point Layup.

    49–47
  52. Ralph Sampson III made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Damian Johnson.

    49–49
  53. Ralph Sampson III made Free Throw.

    49–50
  54. Lawrence Westbrook made Two Point Layup.

    49–52
  55. Lawrence Westbrook made Free Throw.

    49–53
  56. Lawrence Westbrook made Free Throw.

    49–54
  57. Ralph Sampson III made Two Point Dunk Shot. Assisted by Damian Johnson.

    49–56
  58. Lawrence Westbrook made Free Throw.

    49–57
  59. Al Nolen made Free Throw.

    49–58
  60. Al Nolen made Free Throw.

    49–59
  61. Damian Johnson made Free Throw.

    49–60
  62. Damian Johnson made Free Throw.

    49–61
  63. Jeremy Nash made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Craig Moore.

    52–61
  64. Lawrence Westbrook made Free Throw.

    52–62
  65. Sterling Williams made Free Throw.

    53–62
  66. Al Nolen made Free Throw.

    53–63
  67. Al Nolen made Free Throw.

    53–64
  68. Ralph Sampson III made Free Throw.

    53–65
  69. Ralph Sampson III made Free Throw.

    53–66

Play-by-play

  1. P1 Al Nolen made Two Point Layup. 0–2
  2. P1 Foul on Kevin Coble
  3. P1 Al Nolen missed Free Throw.
  4. P1 Craig Moore Defensive Rebound.
  5. P1 Kyle Rowley Turnover.
  6. P1 Damian Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
  7. P1 Lawrence Westbrook Offensive Rebound.
  8. P1 Lawrence Westbrook missed Two Point Jumper.
  9. P1 Damian Johnson Offensive Rebound.
  10. P1 Damian Johnson missed Two Point Jumper.
  11. P1 John Shurna Defensive Rebound.
  12. P1 Craig Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
  13. P1 Craig Moore Offensive Rebound.
  14. P1 Foul on Al Nolen
  15. P1 Kevin Coble made Two Point Jumper. 2–2
  16. P1 Jamal Abu-Shamala missed Three Point Jumper.
  17. P1 Michael Thompson Defensive Rebound.
  18. P1 Kyle Rowley missed Two Point Layup.
  19. P1 Damian Johnson Defensive Rebound.
  20. P1 Damian Johnson Turnover.
  21. P1 Foul on Paul Carter
  22. P1 Michael Thompson missed Three Point Jumper.
  23. P1 Al Nolen Defensive Rebound.
  24. P1 Ralph Sampson III made Two Point Layup. 2–4
  25. P1 Kevin Coble made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by John Shurna. 5–4
  26. P1 Ralph Sampson III Turnover.
  27. P1 Official TV Timeout.
  28. P1 Craig Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
  29. P1 Luka Mirkovic Offensive Rebound.
  30. P1 John Shurna missed Three Point Jumper.
  31. P1 Blake Hoffarber Defensive Rebound.
  32. P1 Colton Iverson Turnover.
  33. P1 Michael Thompson Steal.
  34. P1 Craig Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
  35. P1 Devoe Joseph Defensive Rebound.
  36. P1 Devoe Joseph missed Two Point Layup.
  37. P1 Paul Carter Offensive Rebound.
  38. P1 Paul Carter made Two Point Layup. 5–6
  39. P1 Kevin Coble made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael Thompson. 8–6
  40. P1 Devron Bostick made Three Point Jumper. 8–9
  41. P1 Luka Mirkovic missed Two Point Jumper.
  42. P1 Colton Iverson Defensive Rebound.
  43. P1 Devron Bostick Turnover.
  44. P1 Michael Thompson Steal.
  45. P1 Kevin Coble Turnover.
  46. P1 Colton Iverson made Two Point Jumper. 8–11
  47. P1 Kevin Coble missed Two Point Layup.
  48. P1 Colton Iverson Block.
  49. P1 Kevin Coble Offensive Rebound.
  50. P1 Luka Mirkovic Turnover.
  51. P1 Paul Carter Steal.
  52. P1 Blake Hoffarber missed Three Point Jumper.
  53. P1 Devron Bostick Offensive Rebound.
  54. P1 Devron Bostick made Two Point Jumper. 8–13
  55. P1 Foul on Colton Iverson
  56. P1 Official TV Timeout.
  57. P1 Jeff Ryan Turnover.
  58. P1 Colton Iverson Steal.
  59. P1 Foul on Jeff Ryan
  60. P1 Foul on Michael Thompson
  61. P1 Devron Bostick missed Three Point Jumper.
  62. P1 Jeremy Nash Defensive Rebound.
  63. P1 Michael Thompson Turnover.
  64. P1 Colton Iverson Steal.
  65. P1 Devoe Joseph made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lawrence Westbrook. 8–16
  66. P1 Jeff Ryan Turnover.
  67. P1 Colton Iverson Steal.
  68. P1 Colton Iverson made Two Point Dunk Shot. 8–18
  69. P1 Northwestern Full Timeout.
  70. P1 Kyle Rowley Turnover.
  71. P1 Devron Bostick Steal.
  72. P1 Foul on Jeremy Nash
  73. P1 Blake Hoffarber made Free Throw. 8–19
  74. P1 Blake Hoffarber made Free Throw. 8–20
  75. P1 Foul on Devron Bostick
  76. P1 Ivan Peljusic missed Two Point Layup.
  77. P1 Ralph Sampson III Block.
  78. P1 Devron Bostick Defensive Rebound.
  79. P1 Devron Bostick made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Devoe Joseph. 8–22
  80. P1 John Shurna made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Craig Moore. 11–22
  81. P1 Paul Carter missed Two Point Layup.
  82. P1 Kevin Coble Defensive Rebound.
  83. P1 Foul on Paul Carter
  84. P1 Official TV Timeout.
  85. P1 Kevin Coble made Two Point Layup. 13–22
  86. P1 Travis Busch missed Two Point Jumper.
  87. P1 Ralph Sampson III Offensive Rebound.
  88. P1 Blake Hoffarber made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Devron Bostick. 13–24
  89. P1 Craig Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
  90. P1 Devoe Joseph Defensive Rebound.
  91. P1 Foul on Michael Thompson
  92. P1 Devoe Joseph made Free Throw. 13–25
  93. P1 Devoe Joseph missed Free Throw.
  94. P1 Craig Moore Defensive Rebound.
  95. P1 Michael Thompson missed Two Point Jumper.
  96. P1 Devoe Joseph Block.
  97. P1 Devoe Joseph Defensive Rebound.
  98. P1 Devron Bostick missed Two Point Jumper.
  99. P1 Ivan Peljusic Defensive Rebound.
  100. P1 Kevin Coble made Free Throw. 14–25
  101. P1 Foul on Travis Busch
  102. P1 Kevin Coble made Free Throw. 15–25
  103. P1 Foul on Michael Thompson
  104. P1 Travis Busch made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Al Nolen. 15–27
  105. P1 Kevin Coble Turnover.
  106. P1 Al Nolen Steal.
  107. P1 Blake Hoffarber Turnover.
  108. P1 Jeremy Nash Steal.
  109. P1 Jeremy Nash missed Two Point Layup.
  110. P1 Blake Hoffarber Defensive Rebound.
  111. P1 Al Nolen missed Three Point Jumper.
  112. P1 Ivan Peljusic Defensive Rebound.
  113. P1 Kevin Coble made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Ivan Peljusic. 17–27
  114. P1 Blake Hoffarber missed Three Point Jumper.
  115. P1 Devron Bostick Offensive Rebound.
  116. P1 Al Nolen missed Three Point Jumper.
  117. P1 Devron Bostick Offensive Rebound.
  118. P1 Devron Bostick made Two Point Layup. 17–29
  119. P1 Foul on Colton Iverson
  120. P1 Sterling Williams missed Free Throw.
  121. P1 Northwestern Offensive Rebound.
  122. P1 Craig Moore made Three Point Jumper. 20–29
  123. P1 Lawrence Westbrook Turnover.
  124. P1 Jeff Ryan Steal.
  125. P1 Craig Moore Turnover.
  126. P1 Travis Busch Steal.
  127. P1 Foul on Luka Mirkovic
  128. P1 Ralph Sampson III missed Free Throw.
  129. P1 Luka Mirkovic Defensive Rebound.
  130. P1 Luka Mirkovic Turnover.
  131. P1 Devoe Joseph missed Three Point Jumper.
  132. P1 Foul on Damian Johnson
  133. P1 Kevin Coble made Free Throw. 21–29
  134. P1 Kevin Coble made Free Throw. 22–29
  135. P1 Devron Bostick missed Two Point Jumper.
  136. P1 Minnesota Offensive Rebound.
  137. P1 Lawrence Westbrook missed Two Point Jumper.
  138. P1 Kevin Coble Defensive Rebound.
  139. P1 Craig Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
  140. P1 Minnesota Defensive Rebound.
  141. P1 Foul on Jeremy Nash
  142. P1 Devron Bostick made Free Throw. 22–30
  143. P1 Devron Bostick made Free Throw. 22–31
  144. P1 Kevin Coble made Three Point Jumper. 25–31
  145. P2 Damian Johnson made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Ralph Sampson III. 25–33
  146. P2 Foul on Kevin Coble
  147. P2 Damian Johnson made Free Throw. 25–34
  148. P2 Northwestern 30 Second Timeout.
  149. P2 Craig Moore made Three Point Jumper. 28–34
  150. P2 Devron Bostick missed Three Point Jumper.
  151. P2 Minnesota Offensive Rebound.
  152. P2 Foul on Kyle Rowley
  153. P2 Technical Foul on Craig Moore
  154. P2 Technical Foul on Lawrence Westbrook
  155. P2 Foul on Craig Moore
  156. P2 Foul on Lawrence Westbrook
  157. P2 Lawrence Westbrook made Two Point Jumper. 28–36
  158. P2 Craig Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
  159. P2 Northwestern Offensive Rebound.
  160. P2 Foul on Ralph Sampson III
  161. P2 Kyle Rowley missed Two Point Layup.
  162. P2 Damian Johnson Block.
  163. P2 Ralph Sampson III Defensive Rebound.
  164. P2 Damian Johnson Turnover.
  165. P2 Craig Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
  166. P2 Kevin Coble Offensive Rebound.
  167. P2 Craig Moore missed Two Point Layup.
  168. P2 Ralph Sampson III Block.
  169. P2 Craig Moore Offensive Rebound.
  170. P2 Craig Moore made Two Point Layup. 30–36
  171. P2 Lawrence Westbrook made Three Point Jumper. 30–39
  172. P2 Foul on Al Nolen
  173. P2 Kevin Coble missed Three Point Jumper.
  174. P2 Minnesota Defensive Rebound.
  175. P2 Damian Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ralph Sampson III. 30–42
  176. P2 Michael Thompson made Two Point Jumper. 32–42
  177. P2 Lawrence Westbrook missed Two Point Jumper.
  178. P2 Craig Moore Defensive Rebound.
  179. P2 Foul on Ralph Sampson III
  180. P2 Official TV Timeout.
  181. P2 Michael Thompson missed Three Point Jumper.
  182. P2 Luka Mirkovic Offensive Rebound.
  183. P2 Foul on Al Nolen
  184. P2 Kevin Coble missed Two Point Jumper.
  185. P2 Damian Johnson Defensive Rebound.
  186. P2 Devron Bostick missed Three Point Jumper.
  187. P2 Luka Mirkovic Defensive Rebound.
  188. P2 Foul on Colton Iverson
  189. P2 Jeremy Nash made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luka Mirkovic. 35–42
  190. P2 Foul on Michael Thompson
  191. P2 Foul on Kevin Coble
  192. P2 Devron Bostick missed Three Point Jumper.
  193. P2 Northwestern Defensive Rebound.
  194. P2 Jeremy Nash missed Two Point Layup.
  195. P2 Damian Johnson Defensive Rebound.
  196. P2 Foul on Craig Moore
  197. P2 Lawrence Westbrook missed Free Throw.
  198. P2 Lawrence Westbrook made Free Throw. 35–43
  199. P2 Foul on Ralph Sampson III
  200. P2 Luka Mirkovic made Free Throw. 36–43
  201. P2 Luka Mirkovic made Free Throw. 37–43
  202. P2 Devoe Joseph made Two Point Layup. 37–45
  203. P2 Luka Mirkovic made Two Point Layup. 39–45
  204. P2 Devoe Joseph missed Three Point Jumper.
  205. P2 Kevin Coble Defensive Rebound.
  206. P2 Foul on Luka Mirkovic
  207. P2 Luka Mirkovic Turnover.
  208. P2 Official TV Timeout.
  209. P2 Lawrence Westbrook made Two Point Layup. 39–47
  210. P2 Foul on Travis Busch
  211. P2 Kevin Coble made Free Throw. 40–47
  212. P2 Kevin Coble made Free Throw. 41–47
  213. P2 Lawrence Westbrook missed Two Point Jumper.
  214. P2 Kevin Coble Defensive Rebound.
  215. P2 Michael Thompson missed Two Point Layup.
  216. P2 Colton Iverson Block.
  217. P2 Jeff Ryan Offensive Rebound.
  218. P2 Michael Thompson made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Coble. 43–47
  219. P2 Minnesota 30 Second Timeout.
  220. P2 Colton Iverson Turnover.
  221. P2 Jeremy Nash Steal.
  222. P2 Jeremy Nash made Two Point Layup. 45–47
  223. P2 Devoe Joseph missed Three Point Jumper.
  224. P2 Foul on Colton Iverson
  225. P2 Michael Thompson made Free Throw. 46–47
  226. P2 Michael Thompson made Free Throw. 47–47
  227. P2 Luka Mirkovic Block.
  228. P2 Damian Johnson missed Two Point Layup.
  229. P2 Luka Mirkovic Defensive Rebound.
  230. P2 Michael Thompson missed Two Point Layup.
  231. P2 Ralph Sampson III Block.
  232. P2 Northwestern Offensive Rebound.
  233. P2 Official TV Timeout.
  234. P2 Michael Thompson made Two Point Layup. 49–47
  235. P2 Devron Bostick missed Three Point Jumper.
  236. P2 Jeremy Nash Block.
  237. P2 Jeremy Nash Defensive Rebound.
  238. P2 Craig Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
  239. P2 Blake Hoffarber Defensive Rebound.
  240. P2 Devoe Joseph Turnover.
  241. P2 Craig Moore Steal.
  242. P2 Luka Mirkovic missed Two Point Jumper.
  243. P2 Minnesota Defensive Rebound.
  244. P2 Blake Hoffarber missed Three Point Jumper.
  245. P2 Jeff Ryan Defensive Rebound.
  246. P2 Kevin Coble missed Two Point Jumper.
  247. P2 Northwestern Offensive Rebound.
  248. P2 Northwestern Turnover.
  249. P2 Foul on Kevin Coble
  250. P2 Ralph Sampson III made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Damian Johnson. 49–49
  251. P2 Ralph Sampson III made Free Throw. 49–50
  252. P2 Jeremy Nash missed Free Throw.
  253. P2 Foul on Blake Hoffarber
  254. P2 Jeremy Nash missed Free Throw.
  255. P2 Damian Johnson Defensive Rebound.
  256. P2 Lawrence Westbrook missed Two Point Jumper.
  257. P2 Sterling Williams Defensive Rebound.
  258. P2 Craig Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
  259. P2 Ivan Peljusic Offensive Rebound.
  260. P2 Sterling Williams missed Two Point Layup.
  261. P2 Damian Johnson Block.
  262. P2 Damian Johnson Defensive Rebound.
  263. P2 Al Nolen Turnover.
  264. P2 Jeremy Nash Steal.
  265. P2 Lawrence Westbrook made Two Point Layup. 49–52
  266. P2 Northwestern 30 Second Timeout.
  267. P2 Craig Moore Turnover.
  268. P2 Foul on Jeremy Nash
  269. P2 Lawrence Westbrook made Free Throw. 49–53
  270. P2 Lawrence Westbrook made Free Throw. 49–54
  271. P2 Kevin Coble missed Two Point Jumper.
  272. P2 Ralph Sampson III Defensive Rebound.
  273. P2 Ralph Sampson III made Two Point Dunk Shot. Assisted by Damian Johnson. 49–56
  274. P2 Craig Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
  275. P2 Ralph Sampson III Defensive Rebound.
  276. P2 Foul on Jeremy Nash
  277. P2 Lawrence Westbrook missed Free Throw.
  278. P2 Lawrence Westbrook made Free Throw. 49–57
  279. P2 Ralph Sampson III Block.
  280. P2 Michael Thompson missed Two Point Layup.
  281. P2 Minnesota Defensive Rebound.
  282. P2 Al Nolen made Free Throw. 49–58
  283. P2 Foul on Craig Moore
  284. P2 Al Nolen made Free Throw. 49–59
  285. P2 Craig Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
  286. P2 Ralph Sampson III Block.
  287. P2 Damian Johnson Defensive Rebound.
  288. P2 Damian Johnson made Free Throw. 49–60
  289. P2 Foul on Michael Thompson
  290. P2 Damian Johnson made Free Throw. 49–61
  291. P2 Jeremy Nash made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Craig Moore. 52–61
  292. P2 Foul on Craig Moore
  293. P2 Lawrence Westbrook made Free Throw. 52–62
  294. P2 Lawrence Westbrook missed Free Throw.
  295. P2 John Shurna Defensive Rebound.
  296. P2 Foul on Damian Johnson
  297. P2 Sterling Williams missed Free Throw.
  298. P2 Sterling Williams made Free Throw. 53–62
  299. P2 Al Nolen made Free Throw. 53–63
  300. P2 Foul on John Shurna
  301. P2 Al Nolen made Free Throw. 53–64
  302. P2 Craig Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
  303. P2 Sterling Williams Offensive Rebound.
  304. P2 Sterling Williams missed Two Point Layup.
  305. P2 Lawrence Westbrook Defensive Rebound.
  306. P2 Ralph Sampson III made Free Throw. 53–65
  307. P2 Foul on Jeremy Nash
  308. P2 Ralph Sampson III made Free Throw. 53–66
  309. P2 Sterling Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
  310. P2 Ralph Sampson III Defensive Rebound.
  311. P2 End Game

Box score

NU

PlayerMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
John ShurnaF1231-21-20-021000021
Kevin CobleF35216-113-46-661200244
Kyle RowleyC1100-20-00-000200001
Craig MooreG3983-162-140-053210234
Michael ThompsonG2683-90-22-211120015
Ivan PeljusicF700-10-00-030000120
Jeff RyanG-F1100-00-00-020210111
Sterling WilliamsG-F810-20-11-310000010
Luka MirkovicC2041-30-02-251301232
Jeremy NashG3183-62-20-233021125
Davide CurlettiF
Marlon DayF
Mike CapocciF
Patrick HoulihanF
Matt StegerG-F
Nick FruendtG

MINN

PlayerMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
Damian JohnsonF2382-51-23-372203162
Jamal Abu-ShamalaG-F500-10-10-000000000
Ralph Sampson IIIF-C2693-30-03-462105153
Al NolenG1861-30-24-511010013
Lawrence WestbrookG23144-91-15-810100101
Paul CarterF1221-20-00-012010102
Travis BuschF821-20-00-000010002
Colton IversonF-C1342-20-00-010232014
Devoe JosephG2162-61-41-231101030
Devron BostickG23114-111-62-241110311
Blake HoffarberG2841-40-32-230100031
Jonathan WilliamsC
Kevin PaytonG

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