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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 75, Indiana 74
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 15, 2017
Where: Williams Arena, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Officials: # Chris Beaver, # Brian Dorsey, # Donnie Eppley
Attendance: 11658

Akeem Springs made a jump shot with three seconds remaining to give Minnesota a 75-74 victory over Indiana on Wednesday night in Minneapolis.

Springs, who was 2 for 13 from the field, followed his missed 3-point attempt with the winning shot.

The Hoosiers' James Blackmon Jr. missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer as the Golden Gophers (19-7, 7-6 Big Ten) held on to win the game that featured 10 lead changes and six ties.

Nate Mason scored 18 of his game-high 30 points in the first half to lead Minnesota. Amir Coffey added 17 points and Jordan Murphy had 14 points and 15 rebounds.

Indiana (15-12, 5-9) was led by Blackmon's 22 points and six rebounds. Juwan Morgan had 14 points and seven rebounds for the Hoosiers.

After De'Ron Davis made a layup with 2:26 left to give Indiana a 69-64 lead, the Golden Gophers came back to take a 71-70 lead on two free throws by Murphy with 1:06 left.

After the teams traded baskets, the Hoosiers' Thomas Bryant made two free throws with 17 seconds left to give Indiana a 74-73 lead and set the stage for Springs.

Mason nearly reached his season high of 19 points in the first half as he scored 18 on 5 of 13 shooting from the field. He scored more than half of his team's points as Minnesota led 33-29 at halftime.

Indiana rallied back after the Golden Gophers built a 42-33 lead with 16:35 left in the second half.

The Hoosiers scored nine straight points -- six from Morgan -- to take a 51-49 lead with 10:07 remaining.
Top Game Performances
 
Indiana   Minnesota
James Blackmon Jr 22 Scoring Nate Mason 30
Thomas Bryant 2 Assists Eric Curry 4
Thomas Bryant 10 Rebounds Jordan Murphy 15
Juwan Morgan 7 Free Throws Made Nate Mason 11
Josh Newkirk 2 Steals Eric Curry 2
Juwan Morgan 2 Blocks Reggie Lynch 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Indiana 74 34.7 7-27 15-18 11 46 5 6 14
Minnesota 75 38.7 6-18 21-28 14 39 9 5 12