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Christie has 19 points, Hawkins chips in with 18 and Minnesota rallies to beat Penn State 75-70

AP
Mar 02, 2024

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Cam Christie scored 19 points, Elijah Hawkins added 18 and Minnesota rallied from a 12-point deficit in the second half and beat Penn State 75-70 on Saturday to sweep the season series.

Minnesota (18-11, 9-9 Big Ten), which won 83-74 at Penn State on Jan. 27, ended a two-game skid.

Mike Mitchell Jr. and Hawkins hit consecutive 3-pointers to spark a 21-5 run to give Minnesota a 62-58 lead with 3:49 remaining. Christie also hit from deep and scored seven points during the stretch.

Ace Baldwin Jr. made a pair of free throws to give Penn State its last lead, 63-62, with 2:44 left. Hawkins forced a turnover and then dished to Mitchell to spark a 6-0 surge. Baldwin's 3 cut the Nittany Lions' deficit 69-66 with 35 seconds left before the Golden Gophers sealed it at the free-throw line.

Christie scored 13 points and Hawkins added 11 as the Golden Gophers shot 58% (15 of 26) in the second half. Parker Fox finished with 11 points and Mitchell scored all 11 of his after the break. Hawkins had eight assists and two steals.

Puff Johnson scored 19 points for Penn State (14-16, 8-11), which led by as many as 23 points in the first half and had a 12-point advantage at the break. Baldwin finished with 17 points, six rebounds and eight assists. The pair combined for nine of the Nittany Lions' 11 3-pointers.

Minnesota closed on an 11-1 run to pull within 42-30 at halftime. Johnson hit four from long range and scored 14 points in the first half for Penn State, which opened with an 18-8 run and led 41-18 with 5:04 left. Fox and Hawkins each scored seven first-half points for the Golden Gophers.

Minnesota plays at home against Indiana on Wednesday.

Penn State hosts Maryland on March 10 in a regular-season finale.

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1st Half
PSU
Nittany Lions
42
MINN
Golden Gophers
30

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Qudus Wahab vs. Dawson Garcia (Golden Gophers gains possession)
19:43		Dawson Garcia misses two point jump shot
19:41		Nick Kern Jr. defensive rebound
19:12		Nick Kern Jr. misses two point jump shot
19:10		Parker Fox defensive rebound
19:02	+2	Cam Christie makes two point layup (Elijah Hawkins assists)	0-2
18:47	+3	Puff Johnson makes three point jump shot (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists)	3-2
18:22	+2	Parker Fox makes two point layup (Mike Mitchell Jr. assists)	3-4
18:02	+2	Qudus Wahab makes two point hook shot (Nick Kern Jr. assists)	5-4
17:46		Mike Mitchell Jr. turnover (bad pass)
17:21		Nick Kern Jr. offensive foul (Parker Fox draws the foul)
17:21		Nick Kern Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
16:56		Elijah Hawkins misses three point jump shot
16:54		Nick Kern Jr. defensive rebound
16:39	+2	Puff Johnson makes two point jump shot (Nick Kern Jr. assists)	7-4
16:09	+2	Dawson Garcia makes two point jump shot	7-6
15:48		Parker Fox blocks Zach Hicks's two point layup
15:46		Cam Christie defensive rebound
15:41		Nick Kern Jr. shooting foul (Cam Christie draws the foul)
15:41		TV timeout
15:41	+1	Cam Christie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-7
15:41	+1	Cam Christie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-8
15:27		Elijah Hawkins personal foul (Qudus Wahab draws the foul)
15:13	+3	Puff Johnson makes three point jump shot	10-8
14:49		Pharrel Payne turnover (lost ball) (Qudus Wahab steals)
14:39	+3	Zach Hicks makes three point jump shot (D'Marco Dunn assists)	13-8
14:11		Dawson Garcia misses three point jump shot
14:10		Nittany Lions defensive rebound
14:00	+3	Puff Johnson makes three point jump shot (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists)	16-8
13:56		Golden Gophers 30 second timeout
13:44		Jump ball. Pharrel Payne vs. Qudus Wahab (Qudus Wahab gains possession)
13:44		Pharrel Payne turnover (lost ball) (Qudus Wahab steals)
13:25	+2	Qudus Wahab makes two point layup (Zach Hicks assists)	18-8
12:53	+2	Elijah Hawkins makes two point layup	18-10
12:37		Qudus Wahab misses two point layup
12:35		Mike Mitchell Jr. defensive rebound
12:30		Puff Johnson shooting foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul)
12:30	+1	Pharrel Payne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-11
12:30	+1	Pharrel Payne makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-12
12:07		D'Marco Dunn misses two point layup
12:05		Nittany Lions offensive rebound
11:49	+3	Leo O'Boyle makes three point jump shot (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists)	21-12
11:26		Mike Mitchell Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:24		Qudus Wahab defensive rebound
11:12		Qudus Wahab turnover (traveling)
11:12		TV timeout
11:02		Pharrel Payne turnover (lost ball) (Qudus Wahab steals)
10:49	+3	Leo O'Boyle makes three point jump shot (Jameel Brown assists)	24-12
10:16		Cam Christie misses three point jump shot
10:14		Joshua Ola-Joseph offensive rebound
10:00		Cam Christie misses two point jump shot
9:58		Joshua Ola-Joseph offensive rebound
9:55		Qudus Wahab blocks Joshua Ola-Joseph's two point layup
9:53		Qudus Wahab defensive rebound
9:45		Cam Christie shooting foul (D'Marco Dunn draws the foul)
9:45	+1	D'Marco Dunn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-12
9:45	+1	D'Marco Dunn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-12
9:28		Isaiah Ihnen misses three point jump shot
9:26		Ace Baldwin Jr. defensive rebound
9:19		Dawson Garcia personal foul (Ace Baldwin Jr. draws the foul)
9:14		Dawson Garcia shooting foul (Ace Baldwin Jr. draws the foul)
9:14	+1	Ace Baldwin Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-12
9:14	+1	Ace Baldwin Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-12
8:57		Jump ball. Isaiah Ihnen vs. Ace Baldwin Jr. (Isaiah Ihnen gains possession)
8:48		Elijah Hawkins turnover (bad pass) (Leo O'Boyle steals)
8:40		Leo O'Boyle misses three point jump shot
8:38		Puff Johnson offensive rebound
8:36		Joshua Ola-Joseph personal foul (Puff Johnson draws the foul)
8:25	+2	Ace Baldwin Jr. makes two point layup (RayQuawndis Mitchell assists)	30-12
8:17		Leo O'Boyle shooting foul (Elijah Hawkins draws the foul)
8:17	+1	Elijah Hawkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-13
8:17	+1	Elijah Hawkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-14
7:56		Pharrel Payne blocks Zach Hicks's two point layup
7:54		Pharrel Payne defensive rebound
7:52		Zach Hicks personal foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul)
7:52		TV timeout
7:26		Cam Christie misses three point jump shot
7:24		Ace Baldwin Jr. defensive rebound
7:18		Zach Hicks misses three point jump shot
7:16		Parker Fox defensive rebound
7:08	+3	Elijah Hawkins makes three point jump shot	30-17
6:43	+3	Ace Baldwin Jr. makes three point jump shot	33-17
6:23		Elijah Hawkins turnover (lost ball) (Ace Baldwin Jr. steals)
6:19	+3	Ace Baldwin Jr. makes three point jump shot (RayQuawndis Mitchell assists)	36-17
6:09		Mike Mitchell Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:07		Nittany Lions defensive rebound
6:07		Parker Fox personal foul (Puff Johnson draws the foul)
5:52	+3	Puff Johnson makes three point jump shot (RayQuawndis Mitchell assists)	39-17
5:40		Qudus Wahab shooting foul (Parker Fox draws the foul)
5:40	+1	Parker Fox makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-18
5:40		Parker Fox misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:40		Qudus Wahab defensive rebound
5:26		Parker Fox blocks Puff Johnson's two point layup
5:24		Parker Fox defensive rebound
5:17		Elijah Hawkins misses three point jump shot
5:15		RayQuawndis Mitchell defensive rebound
5:05	+2	Qudus Wahab makes two point hook shot (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists)	41-18
4:54		Ace Baldwin Jr. shooting foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul)
4:54	+1	Pharrel Payne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-19
4:54	+1	Pharrel Payne makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-20
4:37		Qudus Wahab offensive foul (Elijah Hawkins draws the foul)
4:37		Qudus Wahab turnover (offensive foul)
4:10		Jump ball. Mike Mitchell Jr. vs. D'Marco Dunn (D'Marco Dunn gains possession)
4:10		Mike Mitchell Jr. turnover (lost ball) (D'Marco Dunn steals)
3:51		D'Marco Dunn turnover (lost ball) (Elijah Hawkins steals)
3:47		TV timeout
3:42	+2	Pharrel Payne makes two point dunk (Cam Christie assists)	41-22
3:27		RayQuawndis Mitchell turnover (bad pass) (Mike Mitchell Jr. steals)
3:24	+2	Parker Fox makes two point dunk (Elijah Hawkins assists)	41-24
3:22		Nittany Lions 30 second timeout
3:03		Zach Hicks misses three point jump shot
3:00		Nittany Lions offensive rebound
2:57		Pharrel Payne personal foul (Ace Baldwin Jr. draws the foul)
2:57		Ace Baldwin Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:57		Pharrel Payne defensive rebound
2:49		Cam Christie misses three point jump shot
2:47		Zach Hicks defensive rebound
2:34		D'Marco Dunn turnover (bad pass) (Mike Mitchell Jr. steals)
2:29		Zach Hicks shooting foul (Cam Christie draws the foul)
2:29	+1	Cam Christie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-25
2:29	+1	Cam Christie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-26
2:01		Mike Mitchell Jr. shooting foul (RayQuawndis Mitchell draws the foul)
2:01		RayQuawndis Mitchell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:01	+1	RayQuawndis Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-26
1:37		Mike Mitchell Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Ace Baldwin Jr. steals)
1:33		Parker Fox blocks RayQuawndis Mitchell's two point layup
1:31		Nittany Lions offensive rebound
1:31		Nittany Lions 30 second timeout
1:29		Ace Baldwin Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Mike Mitchell Jr. steals)
1:24		Cam Christie misses two point jump shot
1:22		Ace Baldwin Jr. defensive rebound
1:16		Zach Hicks misses three point jump shot
1:14		Mike Mitchell Jr. defensive rebound
1:09		Elijah Hawkins misses two point layup
1:07		Parker Fox offensive rebound
1:05	+2	Parker Fox makes two point layup	42-28
0:43		Ace Baldwin Jr. misses two point jump shot
0:41		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
0:39		RayQuawndis Mitchell personal foul (Dawson Garcia draws the foul)
0:39	+1	Dawson Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-29
0:39	+1	Dawson Garcia makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-30
0:27		Parker Fox blocks RayQuawndis Mitchell's two point layup
0:25		Joshua Ola-Joseph defensive rebound
0:02		Elijah Hawkins misses three point jump shot
0:01		Parker Fox offensive rebound
0:01		Cam Christie misses two point layup
0:00		Golden Gophers offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
PSU
Nittany Lions
28
MINN
Golden Gophers
45

Time		Play	Score
19:39		Pharrel Payne offensive foul (Puff Johnson draws the foul)
19:39		Pharrel Payne turnover (offensive foul)
19:19		Zach Hicks misses three point jump shot
19:16		Golden Gophers defensive rebound
19:07	+2	Mike Mitchell Jr. makes two point layup	42-32
18:48	+2	Puff Johnson makes two point jump shot (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists)	44-32
18:38		Qudus Wahab blocks Cam Christie's two point layup
18:36		Ace Baldwin Jr. defensive rebound
18:31		Zach Hicks turnover (out of bounds)
18:07	+3	Elijah Hawkins makes three point jump shot	44-35
17:39		Pharrel Payne blocks Ace Baldwin Jr.'s two point layup
17:36		Golden Gophers defensive rebound
17:20		Mike Mitchell Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:18		Qudus Wahab defensive rebound
17:11		Dawson Garcia blocks Puff Johnson's two point layup
17:08		Nittany Lions offensive rebound
16:55	+2	Qudus Wahab makes two point layup	46-35
16:55		Pharrel Payne shooting foul (Qudus Wahab draws the foul)
16:55	+1	Qudus Wahab makes regular free throw 1 of 1	47-35
16:34	+2	Cam Christie makes two point dunk (Pharrel Payne assists)	47-37
16:14	+2	Nick Kern Jr. makes two point dunk (Qudus Wahab assists)	49-37
15:55		Dawson Garcia misses three point jump shot
15:53		Puff Johnson defensive rebound
15:46		Ace Baldwin Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Mike Mitchell Jr. steals)
15:37	+2	Dawson Garcia makes two point layup (Elijah Hawkins assists)	49-39
15:10	+2	Qudus Wahab makes two point hook shot (Puff Johnson assists)	51-39
14:42	+2	Mike Mitchell Jr. makes two point jump shot (Cam Christie assists)	51-41
14:15		Qudus Wahab misses two point jump shot
14:13		Ace Baldwin Jr. offensive rebound
14:10		Qudus Wahab misses two point layup
14:08		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
14:04		Dawson Garcia offensive foul (Puff Johnson draws the foul)
14:04		Dawson Garcia turnover (offensive foul)
14:04		TV timeout
13:36		D'Marco Dunn misses two point jump shot
13:34		Mike Mitchell Jr. defensive rebound
13:26		Parker Fox offensive foul (Nick Kern Jr. draws the foul)
13:26		Parker Fox turnover (offensive foul)
12:58	+2	Nick Kern Jr. makes two point layup	53-41
12:44	+3	Mike Mitchell Jr. makes three point jump shot (Elijah Hawkins assists)	53-44
12:14		Qudus Wahab misses two point hook shot
12:13		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
12:13		D'Marco Dunn personal foul (Dawson Garcia draws the foul)
11:55	+3	Elijah Hawkins makes three point jump shot (Dawson Garcia assists)	53-47
11:26		D'Marco Dunn misses three point jump shot
11:24		Elijah Hawkins defensive rebound
11:17		Mike Mitchell Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:15		Nick Kern Jr. defensive rebound
11:03		TV timeout
10:59		Ace Baldwin Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Mike Mitchell Jr. steals)
10:55		Mike Mitchell Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:53		Cam Christie offensive rebound
10:50	+2	Cam Christie makes two point jump shot	53-49
10:29		Leo O'Boyle misses three point jump shot
10:27		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
10:11		Leo O'Boyle personal foul (Dawson Garcia draws the foul)
10:07		Cam Christie misses two point layup
10:05		Qudus Wahab defensive rebound
9:55		Ace Baldwin Jr. misses two point jump shot
9:53		Mike Mitchell Jr. defensive rebound
9:46		Mike Mitchell Jr. misses two point jump shot
9:44		Leo O'Boyle defensive rebound
9:21		Zach Hicks turnover (bad pass) (Cam Christie steals)
9:17		Zach Hicks blocks Cam Christie's two point layup
9:15		Golden Gophers offensive rebound
9:10		Qudus Wahab personal foul (Dawson Garcia draws the foul)
9:02	+2	Parker Fox makes two point layup (Elijah Hawkins assists)	53-51
8:50	+2	Ace Baldwin Jr. makes two point layup	55-51
8:41		Dawson Garcia misses three point jump shot
8:39		Zach Hicks defensive rebound
8:13		Ace Baldwin Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:11		Parker Fox defensive rebound
7:53	+2	Elijah Hawkins makes two point layup	55-53
7:47		Nittany Lions 30 second timeout
7:47		TV timeout
7:28		Cam Christie blocks Nick Kern Jr.'s two point layup
7:27		Nittany Lions offensive rebound
7:27		TV timeout
7:22	+3	Zach Hicks makes three point jump shot (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists)	58-53
7:03	+2	Pharrel Payne makes two point jump shot (Elijah Hawkins assists)	58-55
6:35		Puff Johnson misses three point jump shot
6:33		Elijah Hawkins defensive rebound
6:22		Mike Mitchell Jr. turnover (traveling)
5:59		Nick Kern Jr. turnover (traveling)
5:42		Qudus Wahab personal foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul)
5:38		Puff Johnson personal foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul)
5:27	+2	Parker Fox makes two point dunk (Dawson Garcia assists)	58-57
5:05		Zach Hicks turnover (traveling)
4:42	+2	Cam Christie makes two point layup (Elijah Hawkins assists)	58-59
4:35		Elijah Hawkins personal foul (Ace Baldwin Jr. draws the foul)
4:31		Ace Baldwin Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:29		Pharrel Payne defensive rebound
4:01		Nick Kern Jr. personal foul (Dawson Garcia draws the foul)
3:51	+3	Cam Christie makes three point jump shot (Pharrel Payne assists)	58-62
3:30		Ace Baldwin Jr. misses two point jump shot
3:28		Nick Kern Jr. offensive rebound
3:27		TV timeout
3:19	+2	Puff Johnson makes two point layup (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists)	60-62
3:19		Parker Fox shooting foul (Puff Johnson draws the foul)
3:19	+1	Puff Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	61-62
2:56		Parker Fox misses two point layup
2:54		Zach Hicks defensive rebound
2:44		Cam Christie shooting foul (Ace Baldwin Jr. draws the foul)
2:44	+1	Ace Baldwin Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-62
2:44	+1	Ace Baldwin Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-62
2:24		Elijah Hawkins misses two point layup
2:22		Qudus Wahab defensive rebound
2:09		Nick Kern Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Elijah Hawkins steals)
2:06	+2	Mike Mitchell Jr. makes two point layup (Elijah Hawkins assists)	63-64
2:04		Golden Gophers 60 second timeout
1:41		Ace Baldwin Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Pharrel Payne steals)
1:40		Qudus Wahab personal foul (Cam Christie draws the foul)
1:40	+1	Cam Christie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-65
1:40	+1	Cam Christie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-66
1:40		Golden Gophers 30 second timeout
1:20		Nick Kern Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Dawson Garcia steals)
1:16		Leo O'Boyle personal foul (Elijah Hawkins draws the foul)
1:16	+1	Elijah Hawkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-67
1:16	+1	Elijah Hawkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-68
1:04		Leo O'Boyle misses three point jump shot
1:02		Ace Baldwin Jr. offensive rebound
0:58		Jameel Brown misses three point jump shot
0:56		Mike Mitchell Jr. defensive rebound
0:53		Puff Johnson personal foul (Mike Mitchell Jr. draws the foul)
0:53		Mike Mitchell Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:53		Puff Johnson defensive rebound
0:45		Ace Baldwin Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Parker Fox steals)
0:40		Leo O'Boyle personal foul (Elijah Hawkins draws the foul)
0:40		Elijah Hawkins misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:40	+1	Elijah Hawkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-69
0:35	+3	Ace Baldwin Jr. makes three point jump shot	66-69
0:34		Nittany Lions 30 second timeout
0:25		Puff Johnson personal foul (Cam Christie draws the foul)
0:25	+1	Cam Christie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-70
0:25	+1	Cam Christie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-71
0:19		Zach Hicks misses two point layup
0:17		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
0:15		Leo O'Boyle personal foul (Dawson Garcia draws the foul)
0:15	+1	Dawson Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-72
0:15	+1	Dawson Garcia makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-73
0:10	+2	Nick Kern Jr. makes two point layup (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists)	68-73
0:06		Puff Johnson personal foul (Mike Mitchell Jr. draws the foul)
0:06	+1	Mike Mitchell Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-74
0:06	+1	Mike Mitchell Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-75
0:01	+2	Nick Kern Jr. makes two point layup	70-75
0:00		End of period

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Nick Kern Jr. makes two point layup