Written by BTN.com staffRay Gallegos scored 30 points for Nebraska (11-11, 2-7), which committed 13 turnovers to offset some impressive shooting. The Huskers shot 54.5 percent for the game, but were outrebounded 36-19 and forced just six turnovers by Minnesota.
Gallegos, who made 12 of 17 shots including six 3-pointers, didn’t get much help. Brandon Ubel scored 13 points and Shavon Shields had 10.
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Rodney Williams soars for fifth dunk of game:
Austin Hollins drives, dunks:
Brandon Ubel spins for two-handed dunk:
Ray Gallegos long jumper gives him 20 first-half points:
Austin Hollins chips in with a putback of his own:
Trevor Mbakwe and Rodney Williams go for back-to-back dunks:
Rodney Williams opens game with dunk:
Here are some tweets from the game:
It's been a one-man show for Nebraska, as Gallegos has 30 of the Huskers' 62 points. #Gophers—
Tyler Mason (@FSNtylermason) January 30, 2013
Minnesota has 11 offensive rebounds; #Nebrasketball has 12 total rebounds.—
Brian Rosenthal (@HuskerExtraBR) January 30, 2013
Ray Gallegos 20 points, Rodney Williams 19 in first half. Career-highs for both: 22 & 24, respectively. #gophers #huskers—
Brent Yarina (@BTNBrentYarina) January 30, 2013
We need to cut down on our turnovers and rebound better in the second half.—
Tim Miles (@CoachMiles) January 30, 2013
Rodney having a big game right now #Respect—
Keanon Cooper (@Go4Coop) January 30, 2013
Gallegos with a great first half, but the Huskers go to the locker room down 44-35 #Huskers—
Nebraska Hoops Blog (@HuskerHoops) January 30, 2013
BREAKING: Minnesota misses a shot, AND Nebraska gets the rebound.—
Brian Rosenthal (@HuskerExtraBR) January 30, 2013
I am absolutely shocked that Tubby's "line change" didn't work AGAIN. #Gophers—
GopherIllustratedcom (@ZachJohnsonGI) January 30, 2013
My problem with the switch right now is that the #Gophers (and Rodney) had some pretty nice momentum going. Why kill that?—
Amelia Rayno (@AmeliaRayno) January 30, 2013
Tubby's back to the tried-and-(true?) subbing of 5-for-5. Probably can get away with it this time … #Gophers—
Amelia Rayno (@AmeliaRayno) January 30, 2013
Tubby with the platoon again. Of course Nebraska then cuts it to an eight-point game. #Gophers—
PiPress Gophers Now (@GophersNow) January 30, 2013
Defending the pick and roll seems like a foreign concept tonight…—
Brian Rosenthal (@HuskerExtraBR) January 30, 2013
#Gophers Rodney Williams has more dunks (3) in first seven minutes than points (2) last time out vs. #Badgers.—
Brent Yarina (@BTNBrentYarina) January 30, 2013
And there is No. 150 for Rodney Williams. #Gophers pitching a shutout, 7-0. #DunkOMeter—
Minnesota Basketball (@GopherBBall) January 30, 2013
Rodney Williams already has as many points (2) as he did the entire game against Wisconsin. #Gophers—
Tyler Mason (@FSNtylermason) January 30, 2013
Williams starts the game off with a dunk. Is he back? We'll see.—
PiPress Gophers Now (@GophersNow) January 30, 2013
FINAL: Ray Gallegos poured in a career-high 30 points for Nebraska, but it was not enough as No. 23 Minnesota cruised to a 84-65 victory Tuesday at Williams Arena in Minneapolis. The Gophers (16-5) hit 54 percent of their field goals (32-of-59) and still grabbed 18 offensive rebounds. Rodney Williams Jr. sparked Minnesota with 23 points – one away from tying his career-high – and six rebounds. The Golden Gophers also got double-digit efforts from Andre Hollins (14 points) and Austin Hollins (11 points). Brandon Ubel was 6-of-7 from the floor and chipped in 13 points for Nebraska (11-11), which hit 55 percent from the field (24-of-44). More Nebraska scoring came from Shavon Shields (10 points).
HALFTIME: Rodney Williams Jr. scored 19 points for No. 24 Minnesota in the first half to carry the Golden Gophers to a 44-35 lead over Nebraska. Minnesota dominated on the glass in the first half, outrebounding the Cornhuskers 18-11. The Golden Gophers, who didn’t trail and led by as many as 15 points, built their lead by attacking the rim and getting to the foul line (11-of-15). Ray Gallegos led the way for the Cornhuskers in the first half, with 20 points and three rebounds. The Golden Gophers made 15 of 24 two-point shots in the first half, but shot 1-of-5 from beyond the arc. Minnesota goes into the break with the offensive rebounding advantage, with nine to the Cornhuskers’ three.
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