Gophers Prevail vs Georgia

NEW YORK (AP) - The Minnesota Golden Gophers defeated the Georgia Bulldogs 66-62 in the third place game  

of the NIT Season Tip-Off.

Joey King's season-high 15 points led the way for Minnesota (4-2). DeAndre Mathieu also had a season-high 12 points.

Marcus Thornton led the way for Georgia (3-3) with 14 points and 10 rebounds in the loss. Yante Maten scored all 12 of his points in the first half. J.J. Frazier scored all 12 of his points in the second half.

Minnesota came out of the gate firing from downtown (7 of 12) while forcing 15 Georgia turnovers in the first half.

The Golden Gophers built a 16-point lead (28-12) at the 7:23 mark in the first half before ultimately taking a 37-25 lead into the locker room at the half and never looking back.

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TIP-INS

Minnesota: Minnesota entered the game ranked 5th in steals per game at 11.6. It also ranked 16th in assists per game at 18.6.

Georgia: Georgia entered the game ranked 20th in blocks per game at 6.4.

UP NEXT:

Minnesota: Minnesota will play at Wake Forest on Tuesday, December 2nd.