***OFFICIAL ST. LOUIS AT MINNESOTA IN-GAME THREAD!!!***

[GopherGangsta]

The worst post defense i have ever seen from a gopher team.

 

[howeda7]

The worst post defense i have ever seen from a gopher team.

Worse than 5 days ago? That's a high bar.

Honestly Richard, how is Freeman a drop off?

 

[bc2211]

Okay, okay. Getting some action out there on offense.

 

[tmvander]

Say what you will about the offense all year...our defense both individually and as a team is very bad

 

[GopherGangsta]

Worse than 5 days ago? That's a high bar.

Honestly Richard, how is Freeman a drop off?

Collective for the season

 

[Gopherbbdude]

That last 4 minutes...fun bball to watch

 

[howeda7]

Say what you will about the offense all year...our defense both individually and as a team is very bad

Thank God defense doesn't matter...

 

[bga1]

Ihnen has become a pretty solid defender...

 

[Tully55]

St. Louis 20 of 32 points in the paint

 

[Tully55]

What????? We scored against a zone?????

 

[jblass]

Are we sure that Robbins is 7’. Plays like 6’5”.

 

[Tully55]

Are we sure that Robbins is7’. Plays like 6’5”.

With weak hands

 

[GopherGangsta]

Are we sure that Robbins is7’. Plays like 6’5”.

Soft and slow

 

[big10guy]

I really like Ihnen, he's long, athletic, and has some offensive skills. Will only get better with more minutes.

 

[stocker08]

St. Louis 20 of 32 points in the paint

They are getting good push in the paint. And their close range shots are falling.

 

[howeda7]

Brutal last two minutes. Build a 6 point lead and blow it in 90 seconds.

 

[WriterGoph]

Carr is hot no doubt but uh........hes gotta at least look to pass just once.

Hard to get 5 assists without passing. Just once

 

[nitramnaed]

Hoping in the second half their bench suffers.

 

[Tully55]

1st half stats

Game Stats
Points	40	42
FG	18-35	14-28
FG%	51.4	50.0
3P	2-5	7-16
3P%	40.0	43.8
FT	2-2	7-8
FT%	100.0	87.5
Rebounds	21	11
Offensive Rebounds	6	0
Defensive Rebounds	15	11
Ties	5	5
Lead Changes	13	13
Time with Lead	4:44	10:51
Lead % of Game	23.7	54.3
Last Lead	34-33
Last Lead: Time	3:11 (1st)
Largest Lead	3	7
Largest Lead: Score	32-29	17-10
Largest Lead: Time	4:23 (1st)	13:35 (1st)
Assists	13	10
Turnovers	7	6
Bench Points	11	17
Blocks	0	3
On Court Points	25	31
Fastbreak Points	4	8
Steals	3	3
Points off Turnovers	6	12
Points in the Paint	28	10
Second Chance Points	2	0
Personal Fouls	9	6
Technical Fouls	0	0
Possessions	37	37

 

[WriterGoph]

Nice free throws and D by Robbins at the end

 

[cjbfbp]

I really like Ihnen, he's long, athletic, and has some offensive skills. Will only get better with more minutes.

I wish he would get a little more assertive offensively like he did on that one dribble drive instead of shooting so many threes. He has the skills to do that more often. Defensively, he's probably our quickest and most coordinated interior defender

 

[Unregistered User]

Hard to get 5 assists without passing. Just once

He finished the half with 5 assists, btw.

 

[WriterGoph]

He finished the half with 5 assists, btw.

That was my point. Haha. The poster I replied to implied that Carr never passes.

 

[Angry]

Maybe it’s just me but I had a heart attack and a stroke all rolled into one when Mashburn fell trying to save the bad pass out of bounds. He popped up like it was nothing!

 

[cjbfbp]

We do have an actual bench this year. 17 points from the bench at half.

 

[McDobb4BB]

Much better ball movement tonight

 

[matt]

Minnesota getting outrebounded 21-11.

 

[Chico Gopher]

Am I the only one who noticed that it would help our defense quite a bit if Mash could get through those high screens like Gabe was before he got into foul trouble. Carr was also doing a nice job of fighting over the high screen early in the game. A lot of St. Louis offensive success in the last 8 minutes of the half started when their guard was able to get free off the high screen and either penetrate for a good look or find himself with plenty of room to find his post in the lane.

 

[Bayfieldgopher]

So does RP put his starters out there or stay with the 5 that ended 1st half?

 

[howeda7]

So does RP put his starters out there or stay with the 5 that ended 1st half?

I don't recall him ever not coming out with the starters after half time.