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Mitchell, Hawkins lead Minnesota over Maine 80-62 for 5th straight victory

AP
Dec 30, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Mike Mitchell Jr. hit five 3-pointers and scored 18, Elijah Hawkins added 12 points and 10 assists and Minnesota defeated Maine 80-62 on Friday night.

Mitchell made 6 of 10 shots, including 5 of 8 from distance, for the Golden Gophers (10-3), who have won five in a row. Hawkins, who notched his second double-double this season, leads the country with 101 assists - two more than Darius Brown II of idle Utah State.

Dawson Garcia and reserve Pharrel Payne scored 12 each for Minnesota, with Payne grabbing eight rebounds and Garcia snagging six. Joshua Ola-Joseph scored 10.

Peter Filipovity paced the Black Bears (8-7) with 16 points and 13 rebounds for his fourth double-double of the season. Kristians Feierbergs added 14 points and six boards off the bench. Kellen Tynes pitched in with 13 points and seven assists.

Mitchell had 12 points on 4-for-6 shooting from 3-point range and Hawkins hit 2 of 3 from distance and scored 10 to guide Minnesota to a 41-28 lead at halftime.

Feierbergs sank a 3-pointer to pull Maine within 43-38 with 16:10 left to play, but the Black Bears would get no closer. Payne accounted for all three baskets in a 6-0 run to quickly push the lead back to double digits.

Minnesota beat Maine 91-77 in December 1999 in the only previous meeting. The Golden Gophers are 5-0 all-time against members of the America East Conference.

Minnesota travels to play Michigan on Jan. 4 as Big Ten Conference play resumes. Maine opens conference play at Vermont on Jan. 6.

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1st Half
ME
Black Bears
28
MINN
Golden Gophers
41

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Adam Cisse vs. Dawson Garcia (Mike Mitchell Jr. gains possession)
19:44		Peter Filipovity personal foul (Joshua Ola-Joseph draws the foul)
19:37		Dawson Garcia misses two point jump shot
19:35		Joshua Ola-Joseph offensive rebound
19:29	+2	Joshua Ola-Joseph makes two point layup	0-2
19:08	+2	Peter Filipovity makes two point layup (Ja'Shonte Wright-McLeish assists)	2-2
18:48		Adam Cisse blocks Cam Christie's two point layup
18:46		Black Bears defensive rebound
18:31		Peter Filipovity misses two point layup
18:29		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
18:28		Dawson Garcia turnover (traveling)
18:15	+2	Jaden Clayton makes two point jump shot	4-2
17:51		Dawson Garcia misses two point jump shot
17:49		Peter Filipovity defensive rebound
17:28		Kellen Tynes turnover (bad pass) (Elijah Hawkins steals)
17:18	+2	Elijah Hawkins makes two point layup	4-4
17:02		Jaden Clayton misses two point layup
17:00		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
16:56		Cam Christie misses three point jump shot
16:54		Ja'Shonte Wright-McLeish defensive rebound
16:44		Adam Cisse misses two point layup
16:42		Cam Christie defensive rebound
16:36	+2	Elijah Hawkins makes two point layup	4-6
16:25		Mike Mitchell Jr. personal foul (Ja'Shonte Wright-McLeish draws the foul)
16:14		Joshua Ola-Joseph shooting foul (Peter Filipovity draws the foul)
16:14	+1	Peter Filipovity makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-6
16:14	+1	Peter Filipovity makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-6
15:59	+2	Joshua Ola-Joseph makes two point hook shot	6-8
15:39		Cam Christie blocks Kellen Tynes's two point layup
15:37		Cam Christie defensive rebound
15:31		Elijah Hawkins misses three point jump shot
15:29		Kristians Feierbergs defensive rebound
15:18		Mike Mitchell Jr. blocks Kristians Feierbergs's two point layup
15:17		Black Bears offensive rebound
15:17		TV timeout
15:09		Kristians Feierbergs misses two point layup
15:07		Peter Filipovity offensive rebound
15:07		Jump ball. Peter Filipovity vs. Joshua Ola-Joseph (Peter Filipovity gains possession)
14:59	+3	Kristians Feierbergs makes three point jump shot (Kellen Tynes assists)	9-8
14:50		Joshua Ola-Joseph misses two point jump shot
14:48		Peter Filipovity defensive rebound
14:35	+2	Peter Filipovity makes two point layup	11-8
14:01		Pharrel Payne turnover (traveling)
13:36		Pharrel Payne blocks Ja'Shonte Wright-McLeish's two point layup
13:34		Pharrel Payne defensive rebound
13:32		Quion Burns personal foul (Elijah Hawkins draws the foul)
13:23	+3	Mike Mitchell Jr. makes three point jump shot (Pharrel Payne assists)	11-11
13:02	+3	Ja'Shonte Wright-McLeish makes three point jump shot (Kellen Tynes assists)	14-11
12:39		Mike Mitchell Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:37		Quion Burns defensive rebound
12:37		Isaiah Ihnen personal foul (Quion Burns draws the foul)
12:29		Kristians Feierbergs misses three point jump shot
12:27		Mike Mitchell Jr. defensive rebound
12:19		Isaiah Ihnen misses three point jump shot
12:17		Pharrel Payne offensive rebound
12:12	+3	Mike Mitchell Jr. makes three point jump shot (Elijah Hawkins assists)	14-14
11:48	+2	Quion Burns makes two point jump shot (Ja'Shonte Wright-McLeish assists)	16-14
11:27		Ja'Shonte Wright-McLeish personal foul (Cam Christie draws the foul)
11:25		TV timeout
11:05	+3	Elijah Hawkins makes three point jump shot (Cam Christie assists)	16-17
10:34		AJ Lopez misses two point jump shot
10:32		Pharrel Payne defensive rebound
10:16	+3	Isaiah Ihnen makes three point jump shot (Pharrel Payne assists)	16-20
9:58	+2	Kellen Tynes makes two point layup	18-20
9:46		Adam Cisse personal foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul)
9:33	+3	Isaiah Ihnen makes three point jump shot (Cam Christie assists)	18-23
9:09		Peter Filipovity turnover (traveling)
8:55		Joshua Ola-Joseph misses three point jump shot
8:53		Jaden Clayton defensive rebound
8:46		AJ Lopez misses three point jump shot
8:44		Parker Fox defensive rebound
8:37	+2	Joshua Ola-Joseph makes two point dunk (Elijah Hawkins assists)	18-25
8:08	+2	Kellen Tynes makes two point jump shot	20-25
7:44		Cam Christie misses two point jump shot
7:42		Peter Filipovity defensive rebound
7:33		Jaden Clayton turnover (lost ball) (Elijah Hawkins steals)
7:32	+2	Joshua Ola-Joseph makes two point layup (Parker Fox assists)	20-27
7:30		Adam Cisse shooting foul (Joshua Ola-Joseph draws the foul)
7:30		TV timeout
7:30	+1	Joshua Ola-Joseph makes regular free throw 1 of 1	20-28
7:15		Peter Filipovity misses three point jump shot
7:13		Peter Filipovity offensive rebound
7:00		Kellen Tynes turnover (traveling)
6:47		Parker Fox turnover (bad pass) (Jaden Clayton steals)
6:39		Jaden Clayton turnover (bad pass) (Cam Christie steals)
6:31		Parker Fox offensive foul (Jaden Clayton draws the foul)
6:31		Parker Fox turnover (offensive foul)
6:23	+2	Kellen Tynes makes two point layup	22-28
5:50		Mike Mitchell Jr. turnover (bad pass)
5:20		Parker Fox shooting foul (Peter Filipovity draws the foul)
5:20	+1	Peter Filipovity makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-28
5:20	+1	Peter Filipovity makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-28
5:06	+2	Pharrel Payne makes two point dunk (Joshua Ola-Joseph assists)	24-30
4:49		Cam Christie personal foul (Peter Filipovity draws the foul)
4:39	+2	Kellen Tynes makes two point jump shot	26-30
4:19	+3	Mike Mitchell Jr. makes three point jump shot (Pharrel Payne assists)	26-33
4:01		Peter Filipovity misses three point jump shot
3:59		Elijah Hawkins defensive rebound
3:50		Dawson Garcia misses two point jump shot
3:48		Pharrel Payne offensive rebound
3:31		Pharrel Payne misses two point layup
3:31		Peter Filipovity defensive rebound
3:31		Jaden Clayton misses two point layup
3:29		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
3:24	+3	Mike Mitchell Jr. makes three point jump shot (Elijah Hawkins assists)	26-36
3:22		Black Bears 30 second timeout
3:22		TV timeout
2:53		Kellen Tynes misses three point jump shot
2:51		Ja'Shonte Wright-McLeish offensive rebound
2:30		Black Bears turnover (shot clock violation)
2:16		Pharrel Payne misses two point layup
2:14		Kristians Feierbergs defensive rebound
2:05	+2	Kristians Feierbergs makes two point dunk (Kellen Tynes assists)	28-36
1:40		Mike Mitchell Jr. misses three point jump shot
1:38		Isaiah Ihnen offensive rebound
1:33	+3	Elijah Hawkins makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Ihnen assists)	28-39
1:13		Kellen Tynes misses two point jump shot
1:11		Kellen Tynes offensive rebound
1:04		Kellen Tynes misses two point jump shot
1:02		Isaiah Ihnen defensive rebound
0:56		Kristians Feierbergs personal foul (Mike Mitchell Jr. draws the foul)
0:50		Kristians Feierbergs blocks Pharrel Payne's two point layup
0:48		Black Bears defensive rebound
0:26		Kristians Feierbergs misses three point jump shot
0:24		Mike Mitchell Jr. defensive rebound
0:18		Golden Gophers 30 second timeout
0:06	+2	Dawson Garcia makes two point layup (Elijah Hawkins assists)	28-41
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ME
Black Bears
34
MINN
Golden Gophers
39

Time		Play	Score
19:46		Cam Christie misses three point jump shot
19:44		Black Bears defensive rebound
19:09		Adam Cisse turnover (lost ball) (Cam Christie steals)
19:09		Cam Christie turnover (lost ball) (Kellen Tynes steals)
19:07		Elijah Hawkins blocks Ja'Shonte Wright-McLeish's two point layup
19:05		Golden Gophers defensive rebound
18:48		Dawson Garcia misses two point jump shot
18:47		Golden Gophers offensive rebound
18:47		Peter Filipovity shooting foul (Joshua Ola-Joseph draws the foul)
18:47		Joshua Ola-Joseph misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:47	+1	Joshua Ola-Joseph makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-42
18:31	+2	Adam Cisse makes two point layup (Kellen Tynes assists)	30-42
18:12		Ja'Shonte Wright-McLeish personal foul (Cam Christie draws the foul)
18:09		Dawson Garcia turnover (lost ball) (Kellen Tynes steals)
18:02		Jaden Clayton turnover (bad pass) (Elijah Hawkins steals)
17:58		Adam Cisse shooting foul (Mike Mitchell Jr. draws the foul)
17:58	+1	Mike Mitchell Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-43
17:58		Mike Mitchell Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:58		Peter Filipovity defensive rebound
17:37	+2	Peter Filipovity makes two point layup (Ja'Shonte Wright-McLeish assists)	32-43
17:22		Elijah Hawkins misses two point layup
17:20		Kristians Feierbergs defensive rebound
17:14		Jaden Clayton misses three point jump shot
17:14		Black Bears offensive rebound
17:14		Joshua Ola-Joseph personal foul (Peter Filipovity draws the foul)
17:02		Ja'Shonte Wright-McLeish misses three point jump shot
17:00		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
16:52		Cam Christie misses three point jump shot
16:50		Jaden Clayton defensive rebound
16:45	+2	Kellen Tynes makes two point layup	34-43
16:45		Mike Mitchell Jr. shooting foul (Kellen Tynes draws the foul)
16:45	+1	Kellen Tynes makes regular free throw 1 of 1	35-43
16:33		Mike Mitchell Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:31		Kristians Feierbergs defensive rebound
16:26		Joshua Ola-Joseph personal foul (Kristians Feierbergs draws the foul)
16:10	+3	Kristians Feierbergs makes three point jump shot (Ja'Shonte Wright-McLeish assists)	38-43
16:01		Golden Gophers 30 second timeout
16:01		TV timeout
15:41	+2	Pharrel Payne makes two point layup (Mike Mitchell Jr. assists)	38-45
15:41		Kristians Feierbergs shooting foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul)
15:41		TV timeout
15:41		Pharrel Payne misses regular free throw 1 of 1
15:41		Peter Filipovity defensive rebound
15:19		Kristians Feierbergs misses two point hook shot
15:17		Pharrel Payne defensive rebound
15:12		Kellen Tynes personal foul (Elijah Hawkins draws the foul)
15:02		Elijah Hawkins turnover (bad pass)
14:41		Kellen Tynes misses three point jump shot
14:39		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
14:24	+2	Pharrel Payne makes two point layup (Elijah Hawkins assists)	38-47
14:12		Kristians Feierbergs offensive foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul)
14:12		Kristians Feierbergs turnover (offensive foul)
14:00	+2	Pharrel Payne makes two point layup (Dawson Garcia assists)	38-49
13:51	+3	Ja'Shonte Wright-McLeish makes three point jump shot (Kellen Tynes assists)	41-49
13:23		Ja'Shonte Wright-McLeish shooting foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul)
13:23		Pharrel Payne misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:23		Pharrel Payne misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:23		Peter Filipovity defensive rebound
12:54		Pharrel Payne blocks Adam Cisse's two point layup
12:52		Pharrel Payne defensive rebound
12:42		Dawson Garcia misses three point jump shot
12:40		Peter Filipovity defensive rebound
12:37		Quion Burns misses three point jump shot
12:35		Peter Filipovity offensive rebound
12:35		Elijah Hawkins personal foul (Peter Filipovity draws the foul)
12:19	+2	Peter Filipovity makes two point layup (Adam Cisse assists)	43-49
11:51		Adam Cisse shooting foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul)
11:49		TV timeout
11:51	+1	Pharrel Payne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-50
11:51	+1	Pharrel Payne makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-51
11:23		AJ Lopez misses three point jump shot
11:21		Pharrel Payne defensive rebound
11:13	+2	Cam Christie makes two point layup (Elijah Hawkins assists)	43-53
10:51		Pharrel Payne personal foul (Kristians Feierbergs draws the foul)
10:43	+2	Kristians Feierbergs makes two point jump shot (Kellen Tynes assists)	45-53
10:27		Isaiah Ihnen misses two point jump shot
10:25		Pharrel Payne offensive rebound
10:20	+2	Pharrel Payne makes two point layup	45-55
10:06		Kellen Tynes turnover (lost ball) (Parker Fox steals)
9:54		Quion Burns personal foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul)
9:54		Pharrel Payne misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:54		Isaiah Ihnen offensive rebound
9:46	+3	Cam Christie makes three point jump shot (Elijah Hawkins assists)	45-58
9:23		Kristians Feierbergs turnover (traveling)
9:15		Cam Christie turnover (bad pass)
9:02		Ja'Shonte Wright-McLeish misses three point jump shot
9:00		Elijah Hawkins defensive rebound
8:53	+3	Cam Christie makes three point jump shot (Elijah Hawkins assists)	45-61
8:33	+2	Quion Burns makes two point jump shot (Jaden Clayton assists)	47-61
8:19	+2	Dawson Garcia makes two point jump shot (Cam Christie assists)	47-63
8:00		Jaden Clayton turnover (lost ball) (Elijah Hawkins steals)
7:50	+2	Isaiah Ihnen makes two point dunk (Elijah Hawkins assists)	47-65
7:50		Black Bears 30 second timeout
7:50		TV timeout
7:36		Quion Burns misses two point jump shot
7:34		Cam Christie defensive rebound
7:08		Parker Fox misses two point jump shot
7:06		Peter Filipovity defensive rebound
6:50	+3	Jaden Clayton makes three point jump shot (Peter Filipovity assists)	50-65
6:33		Elijah Hawkins turnover (lost ball) (Peter Filipovity steals)
6:24		Kellen Tynes misses two point jump shot
6:22		Parker Fox defensive rebound
6:06	+2	Dawson Garcia makes two point layup (Elijah Hawkins assists)	50-67
5:43	+2	Peter Filipovity makes two point layup (Ja'Shonte Wright-McLeish assists)	52-67
5:22		Jaden Clayton personal foul (Dawson Garcia draws the foul)
5:22		Dawson Garcia misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:22	+1	Dawson Garcia makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-68
5:07	+2	Peter Filipovity makes two point jump shot	54-68
4:55		Cam Christie misses three point jump shot
4:53		Jaden Clayton defensive rebound
4:47	+2	Jaden Clayton makes two point layup	56-68
4:21		Dawson Garcia misses three point jump shot
4:19		Peter Filipovity defensive rebound
4:09	+2	Kristians Feierbergs makes two point jump shot (Jaden Clayton assists)	58-68
4:01		Golden Gophers 30 second timeout
4:01		TV timeout
3:43	+3	Mike Mitchell Jr. makes three point jump shot (Dawson Garcia assists)	58-71
3:28		Jaden Clayton turnover (lost ball)
3:26		Ja'Shonte Wright-McLeish personal foul (Elijah Hawkins draws the foul)
3:26	+1	Elijah Hawkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-72
3:26	+1	Elijah Hawkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-73
3:17		Jaden Clayton misses two point layup
3:15		Cam Christie defensive rebound
3:09		Mike Mitchell Jr. misses two point layup
3:07		Kellen Tynes defensive rebound
2:51		Kellen Tynes misses two point jump shot
2:49		Cam Christie defensive rebound
2:30		Elijah Hawkins misses three point jump shot
2:28		Kristians Feierbergs defensive rebound
2:28		Dawson Garcia personal foul (Peter Filipovity draws the foul)
2:24		Dawson Garcia personal foul (Jaden Clayton draws the foul)
2:24		Jaden Clayton misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:24		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
1:53		Elijah Hawkins misses two point jump shot
1:53		Golden Gophers offensive rebound
1:53		Golden Gophers turnover (shot clock violation)
1:39		Jaden Clayton turnover (bad pass) (Mike Mitchell Jr. steals)
1:35		Kellen Tynes shooting foul (Dawson Garcia draws the foul)
1:35	+1	Dawson Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-74
1:35	+1	Dawson Garcia makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-75
1:19	+2	Kellen Tynes makes two point layup	60-75
1:09	+2	Mike Mitchell Jr. makes two point layup	60-77
1:02		Quion Burns misses three point jump shot
1:00		Kristians Feierbergs offensive rebound
0:51		Jaden Clayton misses three point jump shot
0:49		Cam Christie defensive rebound
0:41		Ja'Shonte Wright-McLeish personal foul (Dawson Garcia draws the foul)
0:41	+1	Dawson Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-78
0:41		Dawson Garcia misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:41		Quion Burns defensive rebound
0:33	+2	Kristians Feierbergs makes two point dunk (Kellen Tynes assists)	62-78
0:21	+2	Dawson Garcia makes two point dunk (Joshua Ola-Joseph assists)	62-80
0:04		Kellen Tynes misses two point layup
0:02		Golden Gophers defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Golden Gophers defensive rebound