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Parker Fox scores 18 points off the bench, Minnesota eases away from Cleveland State 58-47

AP
Nov 19, 2024

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Parker Fox scored 16 points off the bench to spark Minnesota to a 58-47 win over Cleveland State on Tuesday night.

The Gophers (4-1), playing their fifth game in 13 days to open the season, were locked in another tight battle, holding a 50-47 lead with less than four minutes to go. But the Vikings (3-3) missed their last eight shots after and Je'Shawn Stevenson 3-pointer with 4:18 to play and didn't score after Stevenson cut it to a three-point game with two free throws at 3:51.

Dawson Garcia and Brennan Rigsby both had 13 points for the Golden Gophers and Isaac Asuma had 13. Femi Odukale had 12 rebounds, three assists, 3 steals and three blocks to go with one basket.

Garcia had a season-opening streak of 20-point-plus games end and Minnesota ended a string of three games decided by four points or less.

Fox, who was 7-of-11 shooting, had his best scoring night in two seasons at Minnesota after starting his career at Northern State.

Tevin Smith had 10 points for Cleveland State, which found the Golden Gophers' defense difficult to crack. Minnesota was allowing just 57.8 points a game. The Vikings lost 101-53 at Michigan to open the season and also lost at Kansas State by 13.

Cleveland State led a majority of the first half but not by more than five points. Fox had a dunk and Garcia had four free throws to put Minnesota up 28-27 with a minute and a half to go. Smith put the Vikings up with a jumper before Fox beat the buzzer with a 3 for a 31-29 halftime lead.

The Vikings tied the game three times in the second half but never lead.

The Golden Gophers end a season-opening six-game homestand against Central Michigan on Monday before going to Florida for the ESPN Events Invitational where they will face their first Power Four opponent.

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1st Half
CLST
Vikings
29
MINN
Golden Gophers
31

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Golden Gophers gains possession)
19:30		Lu'Cye Patterson misses two point jump shot
19:28		Dylan Arnett defensive rebound
19:09		Tevin Smith misses three point jump shot
19:07		Vikings offensive rebound
19:02	+2	Tevin Smith makes two point jump shot (Tahj Staveskie assists)	2-0
18:41		Tevin Smith blocks Femi Odukale's two point layup
18:39		Tahj Staveskie defensive rebound
18:30		Tahj Staveskie turnover (lost ball)
18:08		Cole Franklin personal foul
17:54		Dawson Garcia misses two point jump shot
17:52		Golden Gophers offensive rebound
17:42		Brennan Rigsby misses three point jump shot
17:40		Dylan Arnett defensive rebound
17:31	+2	Cole Franklin makes two point jump shot	4-0
17:12		Femi Odukale misses two point jump shot
17:10		Dawson Garcia offensive rebound
17:04	+2	Dawson Garcia makes two point layup	4-2
16:49	+2	Dylan Arnett makes two point layup (Ebrima Dibba assists)	6-2
16:32		Brennan Rigsby misses two point layup
16:30		Tevin Smith defensive rebound
16:26		Tevin Smith turnover (Brennan Rigsby steals)
16:24	+2	Brennan Rigsby makes two point layup	6-4
16:05		Dylan Arnett misses two point layup
16:03		Frank Mitchell defensive rebound
15:45		Frank Mitchell offensive foul
15:45		Frank Mitchell turnover (offensive foul)
15:45		TV timeout
15:24		Dylan Arnett misses two point layup
15:22		Lu'Cye Patterson defensive rebound
15:08		Lu'Cye Patterson misses two point jump shot
15:06		Cole Franklin defensive rebound
14:55		Tahj Staveskie misses three point jump shot
14:53		Dylan Arnett offensive rebound
14:53		Lu'Cye Patterson personal foul
14:37	+2	Ebrima Dibba makes two point layup	8-4
14:09		Parker Fox misses two point layup
14:07		Tahj Staveskie defensive rebound
13:58		Femi Odukale blocks Tahj Staveskie's two point layup
13:56		Femi Odukale defensive rebound
13:53		Dawson Garcia misses two point layup
13:51		Golden Gophers offensive rebound
13:51		Je'Shawn Stevenson personal foul
13:50		Chase Robinson shooting foul (Brennan Rigsby draws the foul)
13:50	+1	Brennan Rigsby makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-5
13:50	+1	Brennan Rigsby makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-6
13:25		Je'Shawn Stevenson turnover (lost ball)
13:01	+3	Brennan Rigsby makes three point jump shot (Parker Fox assists)	8-9
12:28	+3	Tahj Staveskie makes three point jump shot	11-9
12:12	+2	Isaac Asuma makes two point layup	11-11
11:54		Dylan Arnett offensive foul
11:54		Dylan Arnett turnover (offensive foul)
11:54		TV timeout
11:35		Trey Edmonds turnover (lost ball) (KJ Debrick steals)
11:14	+2	Tahj Staveskie makes two point layup	13-11
10:58		Parker Fox misses two point layup
10:56		KJ Debrick defensive rebound
10:33		Isaac Asuma blocks Je'Shawn Stevenson's two point layup
10:31		Brennan Rigsby defensive rebound
10:22	+2	Parker Fox makes two point dunk (Brennan Rigsby assists)	13-13
10:06		Je'Shawn Stevenson misses two point jump shot
10:04		Trey Edmonds defensive rebound
9:57		Isaac Asuma misses three point jump shot
9:55		KJ Debrick defensive rebound
9:52		Jump ball. (Vikings gains possession)
9:39		Isaac Abidde misses three point jump shot
9:37		Lu'Cye Patterson defensive rebound
9:28	+3	Brennan Rigsby makes three point jump shot (Parker Fox assists)	13-16
9:08		Tevin Smith turnover (traveling)
8:51		Lu'Cye Patterson misses three point jump shot
8:49		Chase Robinson defensive rebound
8:33	+2	KJ Debrick makes two point hook shot (Tevin Smith assists)	15-16
8:07		KJ Debrick blocks Parker Fox's two point layup
8:05		Parker Fox offensive rebound
8:05		Cole Franklin shooting foul (Parker Fox draws the foul)
8:05	+1	Parker Fox makes regular free throw 1 of 1	15-17
7:43		Tevin Smith misses three point jump shot
7:41		Frank Mitchell defensive rebound
7:28	+2	Isaac Asuma makes two point jump shot	15-19
7:10	+3	KJ Debrick makes three point jump shot (Tevin Smith assists)	18-19
6:53		Kadyn Betts turnover (lost ball) (Cole Franklin steals)
6:46	+2	Cole Franklin makes two point layup	20-19
6:28		Frank Mitchell turnover (lost ball) (KJ Debrick steals)
6:16	+3	Cole Franklin makes three point jump shot (Chase Robinson assists)	23-19
5:41		Isaac Abidde shooting foul (Lu'Cye Patterson draws the foul)
5:41		TV timeout
5:41	+1	Lu'Cye Patterson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-20
5:41	+1	Lu'Cye Patterson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-21
5:18		Tevin Smith turnover (bad pass) (Dawson Garcia steals)
4:58		Frank Mitchell turnover (bad pass)
4:41		Tevin Smith misses two point jump shot
4:39		Femi Odukale defensive rebound
4:35		Brennan Rigsby turnover (traveling)
4:19		Tahj Staveskie misses two point jump shot
4:17		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
3:55		Femi Odukale misses two point jump shot
3:53		Tevin Smith defensive rebound
3:43		Dawson Garcia personal foul
3:42		TV timeout
3:36	+2	Tevin Smith makes two point layup (Ebrima Dibba assists)	25-21
3:09		Ebrima Dibba personal foul (Parker Fox draws the foul)
3:09	+1	Parker Fox makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-22
3:09		Parker Fox misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:09		Ebrima Dibba defensive rebound
2:51		Isaac Asuma shooting foul (Dylan Arnett draws the foul)
2:51	+1	Dylan Arnett makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-22
2:51	+1	Dylan Arnett makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-22
2:34	+2	Parker Fox makes two point dunk (Femi Odukale assists)	27-24
2:23		Tahj Staveskie misses two point layup
2:21		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
2:11		Tahj Staveskie personal foul
2:11	+1	Dawson Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-25
2:11	+1	Dawson Garcia makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-26
1:46		Ebrima Dibba misses two point jump shot
1:44		Isaac Asuma defensive rebound
1:36		Ebrima Dibba personal foul
1:36	+1	Dawson Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-27
1:36	+1	Dawson Garcia makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-28
1:13	+2	Tevin Smith makes two point jump shot (Chase Robinson assists)	29-28
1:05		Femi Odukale turnover (bad pass)
0:38		Je'Shawn Stevenson misses two point jump shot
0:36		Femi Odukale defensive rebound
0:28		Femi Odukale turnover (bad pass) (Tahj Staveskie steals)
0:05		Tevin Smith misses two point jump shot
0:03		Tahj Staveskie offensive rebound
0:02		Tahj Staveskie turnover (lost ball)
0:02		Golden Gophers 30 second timeout
0:00	+3	Parker Fox makes three point jump shot (Brennan Rigsby assists)	29-31
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
CLST
Vikings
18
MINN
Golden Gophers
27

Time		Play	Score
19:34		Lu'Cye Patterson misses two point layup
19:32		Vikings defensive rebound
19:05		Cole Franklin misses three point jump shot
19:03		Ebrima Dibba offensive rebound
18:57		Tahj Staveskie misses three point jump shot
18:55		Femi Odukale defensive rebound
18:50		Frank Mitchell misses two point layup
18:48		Tevin Smith defensive rebound
18:25		Femi Odukale personal foul
18:20	+2	Tevin Smith makes two point layup (Ebrima Dibba assists)	31-31
17:58		Tevin Smith blocks Dawson Garcia's two point layup
17:56		Dylan Arnett defensive rebound
17:40		Frank Mitchell blocks Dylan Arnett's two point layup
17:38		Femi Odukale defensive rebound
17:34	+2	Femi Odukale makes two point layup	31-33
17:34		Tevin Smith shooting foul (Femi Odukale draws the foul)
17:34		Femi Odukale misses regular free throw 1 of 1
17:34		Femi Odukale offensive rebound
17:27		Dawson Garcia misses three point jump shot
17:25		Tevin Smith defensive rebound
17:24		Lu'Cye Patterson personal foul
17:02	+2	Tahj Staveskie makes two point layup	33-33
16:43		Femi Odukale turnover (bad pass) (Ebrima Dibba steals)
16:33		Cole Franklin turnover (traveling)
16:24		Ebrima Dibba personal foul
16:17	+2	Parker Fox makes two point layup (Femi Odukale assists)	33-35
15:47		Tahj Staveskie misses two point jump shot
15:45		Lu'Cye Patterson defensive rebound
15:38		Lu'Cye Patterson misses two point jump shot
15:36		Parker Fox offensive rebound
15:30	+2	Parker Fox makes two point layup	33-37
15:12		TV timeout
15:09	+2	Tevin Smith makes two point layup (Chase Robinson assists)	35-37
14:44		Brennan Rigsby misses three point jump shot
14:42		Vikings defensive rebound
14:16		Dawson Garcia blocks KJ Debrick's two point layup
14:14		Cole Franklin offensive rebound
14:06	+2	Cole Franklin makes two point jump shot	37-37
13:59	+2	Parker Fox makes two point layup (Isaac Asuma assists)	37-39
13:29	+2	KJ Debrick makes two point hook shot	39-39
13:15		Parker Fox misses three point jump shot
13:13		Tahj Staveskie defensive rebound
12:56		KJ Debrick offensive foul
12:56		KJ Debrick turnover (offensive foul)
12:48		Femi Odukale turnover (bad pass) (KJ Debrick steals)
12:42		Femi Odukale blocks Tevin Smith's two point layup
12:40		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
12:35		Parker Fox offensive foul
12:35		Parker Fox turnover (offensive foul)
12:15		KJ Debrick misses three point jump shot
12:13		Femi Odukale defensive rebound
11:58		TV timeout
11:50		Brennan Rigsby misses three point jump shot
11:48		Tevin Smith defensive rebound
11:32		Cole Franklin turnover (lost ball) (Femi Odukale steals)
11:24		Femi Odukale misses two point layup
11:22		Chase Robinson defensive rebound
11:15		Chase Robinson turnover (bad pass) (Parker Fox steals)
11:02	+2	Dawson Garcia makes two point layup (Femi Odukale assists)	39-41
10:33		Cole Franklin turnover (traveling)
10:17	+2	Isaac Asuma makes two point layup (Dawson Garcia assists)	39-43
9:59		Tevin Smith misses three point jump shot
9:57		Femi Odukale defensive rebound
9:36		Brennan Rigsby misses two point layup
9:34		Brennan Rigsby offensive rebound
9:23	+2	Dawson Garcia makes two point layup	39-45
9:11		Vikings 30 second timeout
9:11		TV timeout
8:51		Tahj Staveskie misses two point layup
8:49		Femi Odukale defensive rebound
8:25		Isaac Asuma misses three point jump shot
8:23		Ebrima Dibba defensive rebound
8:17	+3	Je'Shawn Stevenson makes three point jump shot (Tahj Staveskie assists)	42-45
7:48		Brennan Rigsby misses three point jump shot
7:46		Dawson Garcia offensive rebound
7:42	+2	Isaac Asuma makes two point jump shot (Dawson Garcia assists)	42-47
7:17		Je'Shawn Stevenson misses three point jump shot
7:15		Femi Odukale defensive rebound
6:58	+2	Brennan Rigsby makes two point dunk (Dawson Garcia assists)	42-49
6:40		Dylan Arnett turnover (lost ball) (Femi Odukale steals)
6:30		Dawson Garcia misses two point layup
6:28		Dylan Arnett defensive rebound
6:07		Ebrima Dibba turnover (lost ball) (Femi Odukale steals)
6:07		TV timeout
5:51		Cole Franklin personal foul
5:44		Femi Odukale misses three point jump shot
5:42		Brennan Rigsby offensive rebound
5:36		Dylan Arnett blocks Isaac Asuma's two point layup
5:34		Chase Robinson defensive rebound
5:11		Chase Robinson misses three point jump shot
5:09		Brennan Rigsby defensive rebound
4:53		Cole Franklin shooting foul (Brennan Rigsby draws the foul)
4:53		Brennan Rigsby misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:53	+1	Brennan Rigsby makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-50
4:38		Chase Robinson misses two point layup
4:36		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
4:25		Dawson Garcia misses two point layup
4:23		Tevin Smith defensive rebound
4:17	+3	Je'Shawn Stevenson makes three point jump shot (Cole Franklin assists)	45-50
3:56		Femi Odukale turnover (bad pass) (Je'Shawn Stevenson steals)
3:52		Brennan Rigsby shooting foul (Je'Shawn Stevenson draws the foul)
3:52		TV timeout
3:52	+1	Je'Shawn Stevenson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-50
3:52	+1	Je'Shawn Stevenson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-50
3:36		Tevin Smith shooting foul (Parker Fox draws the foul)
3:36		Parker Fox misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:36	+1	Parker Fox makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-51
3:25		Je'Shawn Stevenson misses three point jump shot
3:23		Femi Odukale defensive rebound
3:11		Dawson Garcia turnover (bad pass) (Chase Robinson steals)
3:06		Femi Odukale blocks Chase Robinson's two point layup
3:06		Isaac Asuma defensive rebound
3:06		Je'Shawn Stevenson personal foul
3:06	+1	Isaac Asuma makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-52
3:06	+1	Isaac Asuma makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-53
3:06		Golden Gophers 30 second timeout
2:46		Tahj Staveskie misses three point jump shot
2:44		Femi Odukale defensive rebound
2:34		Femi Odukale turnover (lost ball) (Je'Shawn Stevenson steals)
2:27		Je'Shawn Stevenson misses two point layup
2:25		Dylan Arnett offensive rebound
2:21		Je'Shawn Stevenson misses three point jump shot
2:19		Golden Gophers defensive rebound
1:54	+2	Parker Fox makes two point layup (Dawson Garcia assists)	47-55
1:37		Cole Franklin turnover (bad pass)
1:37		Vikings 30 second timeout
1:22		Femi Odukale misses three point jump shot
1:20		Cole Franklin defensive rebound
1:15		Brennan Rigsby personal foul
1:12		Tevin Smith misses two point jump shot
1:10		Isaac Asuma defensive rebound
0:50	+2	Dawson Garcia makes two point layup (Isaac Asuma assists)	47-57
0:50		Tevin Smith shooting foul (Dawson Garcia draws the foul)
0:50	+1	Dawson Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 1	47-58
0:50		Golden Gophers 30 second timeout
0:41		Cole Franklin misses three point jump shot
0:39		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
0:10		Isaac Asuma misses three point jump shot
0:08		Tahj Staveskie defensive rebound
0:01		Tevin Smith misses three point jump shot
0:00		Vikings offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Vikings offensive rebound