Indiana State Men’s Basketball hosted Minnesota in a second-round NIT game. The game saw #Gophers struggling with shooting and turnovers, with players like Garcia and Payne facing foul trouble. Despite efforts to cut the deficit, Indiana St maintained the lead and secured a 76-64 victory. Payne led the scoring for #Gophers with 16 points and 8 rebounds.
Minnesota F Pharrel Payne has entered the transfer portal. https://t.co/AA7W82EF8R
Can confirm this on North Dakota St transfer and MN native Andrew Morgan expected to visit #Gophers. Would be a nice addition to help Payne at center. Good size for Big Ten at 6-10 and 245. https://t.co/V8yiIRdEtB
#Gophers bow out of NIT with 76-64 loss to top-seeded Indiana State. From @Marcus_R_Fuller https://t.co/hQ3ZzwJfh1
Early gamer: #Gophers men's basketball bows out of NIT with 76-64 loss to top-seeded Indiana State @StribSports @GopherMBB @NITMBB https://t.co/jHAewhHrtV
Indiana State wins again in the NIT. Just sayin'.
FINAL: Indiana St 76, #Gophers 64. Season ends 19-15 in NIT second round. Payne 16 pts 8 rebs lead four players in double figures
#Gophers not giving much effort down the stretch here seemingly out of gas. Indiana St just cruising 76-63 with less than a minute left.
#Gophers with 11-0 run after Christie's jumper to cut it to a three-point game. Indiana St finally answers for 54-49 lead.
#Gophers gave up four-point play to trail 14 points, but they aren't giving up. They get a three and steal from Mitchell. Garcia fouled in transition looking for his first points today going to FT after timeout. INST 52-43
Payne was ticked off he had that turnover and slammed the ball on the other end with authority. Problem is #Gophers just can't stop Sycamores who are maybe best passing team they've played all season. Another three-point play off backdoor cut 44-30.
Good sign Hawkins is back in the game. Bad sign #Gophers turn the ball over for 10th time right away in the second half. Indiana S takes advantage 41-28.
HALFTIME: Indiana St 38, #Gophers 28. Hawkins 7 pts 1 asst Payne 7 pts 5 rebs Garcia 0 pts 3 fls 3 TOs Team 39% FG 2-9 3-pt FGs 4-10 FTs 9 TOs 20-12 reb edge. INST: Conwell 14 pts Team 54% FGs 5-13 3-pt FGs Fast brk 11-0
Really solid work on the boards by #Gophers with Fox and Payne crashing for three straight offensive rebounds (8 total as a team). But they went 1-for-6 on FTS being fouled.
Hawkins is back on the bench now. #Gophers' Fox really being aggressive attacking the rim drew two fouls. Missed all FTs though. Still 36-27 deficit.
#Gophers cut it to eight-point deficit with 12-2 run. https://t.co/s4XCSVdDa8
Hawkins looked like he was hurting after banging hip. But he nails a three-pointer. #Gophers PG knows they need him out there.
It's now 23-12 #Sycamores. Garcia's out with three fouls and no points. #Gophers need to find offense from somewhere else. Hawkins, Mitchell and Christie are 3-for-12 FGs https://t.co/8hT1rbROHH
Tough sequence there with Garcia turnover followed by a foul and technical. That's three fouls with 9 mins left in first half. Crowd letting him hear it. #Gophers down 18-10.
Payne goaltend and comes down hard after the block. He comes out of the game. #Gophers down 18-8.
#Gophers open 3-for-8 shooting from the field but they're ahead on rebounding edge with Garcia and Payne five combined boards so far.
Two young standouts for #Gophers Cam Christie and Pharrel Payne get their scoring started. Payne second basket with a dunk tied but Indiana St answers 9-6.
Same starters for #Gophers at Indiana St: Elijah Hawkins, Mike Mitchell Jr., Cam Christie, Dawson Garcia and Pharrel Payne
Indiana State Men’s Basketball hosts Minnesota in a second-round NIT game. 2 pm. ESPN2. https://t.co/ddIRkFh4UB