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On Sunday night, Minnesota, who leads the Big Ten with an average of 14.3 turnovers per game, committed 13 mistakes in their 84-74 loss to Ohio State in the league opener.
The U’s errors on Sunday, which included nine turnovers in the first half, put the team behind 42-20, but they rallied in the second half. Minnesota narrowed Ohio State’s advantage to 72-66 with three minutes remaining in the game, but Ohio State promptly responded with three straight 3-pointers to keep the U at bay.Johnson said on KTLK-AM after the game, “I thought the fight was there in the second half, but on the road against good teams in our league, you can’t dig yourself the hole that we did.” “You battle all the time simply to turn it into a game. We were able to work out the specifics of caring for the ball early on.
After leaving Minnesota after the previous campaign, Jamison Battle scored a career-high 25 points, four of which came from 3-point range. The DeLaSalle alumnus held up three fingers and stared down the U bench after making a trey in the closing minutes.
With 36 points, Dawson Garcia surpassed his previous career high of 28 points in the victory in Columbus last January.
Similar to his squad, Garcia had a slower start to the game, going more than four minutes without attempting a shot. Garcia frequently prevailed against Battle in head-to-head matches despite his obvious frustration with the game’s beginning.
Johnson stated, “I thought his activity was good.” “I believed he participated. During the timeouts, in the huddles, and on the floor, I felt he was saying all the correct things. We need to be able to play through him, and he stepped up and made some huge plays.
Eight minutes remained in the second half, which was one of the best instances of the Gophers’ costly mistakes. While Minnesota attempted to cut into the Ohio State advantage, Pharrel Payne was unable to grab a pass from Elijah Hawkins into the paint, which allowed Battle to make a quick break.
In the first five minutes of the game, the Buckeyes led 14-2 after the Gophers committed three turnovers on their first five possessions. Early on, there was fierce competition as both teams made 3-pointers to seize the lead.
After two rallies by Minnesota in the first twenty minutes, the Buckeyes went on to take advantage of U mistakes and bad shooting to make the score 30-12. The U’s lead at the half was 42-28 after their second consecutive good run.
Ohio State (7-1, 1-0) has won six consecutive, while Minnesota (5-3, 0-1 Big Ten) will try to win its first conference game on Wednesday at home against Nebraska.
