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Guard Malcolm Hill added 22 points and seven rebounds, and
guard Jalen Coleman-Lands scored 18 points for the Illini
(13-16, 5-11 Big Ten), who snapped a two-game slide.
Approximately an hour before the game, Minnesota announced
guards Nate Mason, Dupree McBrayer and Kevin Dorsey were
suspended for "violating team rules." Mason leads the Gophers in
points and assists.
Minnesota forward Jordan Murphy scored 22 points and grabbed 10
rebounds, and forward Joey King added 17 points to try to keep
the Gophers in the game. It was the third straight double-double
for Murphy.
The Gophers (8-20, 2-14 Big Ten) got off to a fast start,
hitting their first three 3-pointers and jumping out to an 11-0
lead. Murphy had 17 points and eight rebounds in the first half,
and Minnesota took a 40-32 lead into intermission.
Illinois rallied early in the second half, opening with a 13-2
run and taking its first lead on a baseline jumper from forward
D.J. Williams at the 16-minute mark. The lead would grow to 17
with 10 minutes to play, and Minnesota was unable to make run.
Freshman point guard Stephon Sharp added a career-high 19
points, including four 3-pointers, for the Gophers.
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