Game recap: Ohio State over Gophers
February 21, 2013 at 4:09AM
MVP
Deshaun Thomas,
Ohio State
As usual, the junior forward picked it up for his team when the Buckeyes needed him most. Thomas scored 11 points in a second half that saw the Buckeyes grab the momentum and run with it. Thomas finished with 19 points and three rebounds.
BY THE NUMBERS
24 season-high turnover total for the Gophers
29.2 the Gophers shooting percentage -- just one percentage point above their season-low
16-0 run that Ohio State went on in the second half, leaving the Gophers quickly behind
4 points by Trevor Mbakwe in 29 minutes
AMELIA RAYNO
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"We would get some big wins and then we would have some tough losses," Minnesota athletic director Mark Coyle said hours after firing men's basketball coach Ben Johnson.
