Live Blogging: Minnesota Golden Gophers at Maryland Terrapins 03/08/2019

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Hello and welcome to another edition of ‘Live Blogging on Shish on College Basketball’. Tonight it is a Big Ten Finale, between Minnesota Golden Gophers taking on Maryland Terrapins. The Gophers look like they might have punched a ticket to the NCAA MBK Tournament. While The Terrapins are hoping to get some momentum going into the Big Ten Tournament, next week.

The Gophers are led by Amir Coffey in scoring and assists. Jordan Murphy leads Minnesota in rebounding. For their team stats, they average 71.5 PPG, while allowing 68.7 PPG. They rebound at 37.7 RPG. And they allow 14.7 APG.

As for the Terrapins, they are led by Anthony Cowan, Jr. in scoring and assists. While Bruno Fernando leads Maryland in rebounding. Their team stats include 71.8 PPG, while allowing 65.1 PPG. They rebound the ball at 39.4 RPG. Finally they distribute the ball at 13.2 APG.

It is Minnesota Golden Gophers taking on Maryland Terrapins, coming up shortly.

Possible Starting Lineups:
Minnesota Golden Gophers:
G: A. Coffey
​G: D. McBrayer
G: G. Kalscheur
F: J. Murphy
C: D. Oturu

Maryland Terrapins:
​G: A. Cowan, Jr.
G: D. Morsell
G: E. Ayala
F: J. Smith
​F: B. Fernando
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Minnesota is in maroon uniforms. While Maryland is in their gold uniforms, on their Senior Day.

1st Half:
20:00: Minnesota wins tipoff. Maryland will have the Possession Arrow, in their favor.
19:40: Murphy with a jam. MINN 2, MD 0
18:44: Cowan with a layup. MINN 2, MD 2
17:56: Cowan with a 3-point FG. MINN 2, MD 5
17:31: Oturu with a jumper. MINN 4, MD 5
17:14: Fernando with a layup. MINN 4, MD 7
15:47: Cowan with a layup. MINN 4, MD 9
15:26: T.V. Timeout #1: MINN 4, MD 9

​15:22: Stockman makes both free throws. MINN 6, MD 9
14:32: Smith makes a 3-point FG. MINN 6, MD 12
13:54: Smith makes a 3-point FG. MINN 6, MD 15
13:38: McBrayer makes a 3-point FG. MINN 9, MD 15
12:55: Morsell makes 1 of 2 free throws. MINN 9, MD 16
12:12: S. Smith with a layup. MINN 9, MD 18
11:31: Murphy with a 3-point FG. MINN 12, MD 18
11:10: J. Smith with a jam. MINN 12, MD 20
10:52: Wiggins with a layup. MINN 12, MD 22
10:52: GOLDEN GOPHERS TIMEOUT #1: MINN 12, MD 22

​10:32: Ayala with a layup. MINN 12, MD 24
10:06: Oturu makes 1 of 2 free throws. MINN 13, MD 24
7:49: Cowan with a 3-point FG. MINN 13, MD 27
7:25: T.V. Timeout #2: MINN 13, MD 27

​6:32: Coffey makes a 3-point FG. MINN 16, MD 27
6:15: Ayala makes both free throws. MINN 16, MD 29
6;06: Coffey makes a 3-point FG. MINN 19, MD 29
4:00: Minnesota is in the Bonus.
3:50: T.V. Timeout #3: MINN 19, MD 29

​3:25: Morsell with a layup. MINN 19, MD 31
2:44: Murphy blocks Cowan's layup attempt. 
1:20: Fernando makes 1 of 2 free throws. MINN 19, MD 32
1:07: Minnesota have the Possession Arrow, in their favor.
:51.3: Cowan makes both free throws. MINN 19, MD 34
:43.5: TERRAPINS TIMEOUT #1: MINN 19, MD 34
:03: McBrayer makes a 3-point FG. MINN 22, MD 34​
:00: The End of 1st Half. Minnesota will inbound the ball to start the 2nd Half.

Halftime:
MINN 22, MD 34

Halftime Leaders:
Scoring: Cowan, Jr. (MD) 12 points
Rebounding: J. Smith (MD) 6 rebounds
Assists: 5 players with 2 assists.

Halftime Thoughts:
Maryland scoring off the turnovers. As for the Gophers, they need to handle the ball better.

NCAA MBK Scores:

2nd Half:
20:00: Minnesota will inbound the ball to start the 2nd Half. Maryland will have the Possession Arrow, in their favor.
19:17: J. Smith makes both free throws. MINN 22, MD 36
18:41: Cowan makes a layup. MINN 2, MD 38
18:25: Murphy makes a layup. MINN 24, MD 38
18:02: Fernando makes a layup. MINN 24, MD 40
17:18: J. Smith witha  3-point FG. MINN 24, MD 43
16:50: Kalscheur makes a 3-point FG. MINN 27, MD 43
16:14: Murphy makes a 3-point FG. MINN 30, MD 43
15:41: T.V. Timeout #1: MINN 30, MD 43

​15:41: J. Smith makes both free throws. MINN 30, MD 45
15:14: Morsell with a jam. MINN 30, MD 47
14:52: Stockman with a jumper. MINN 32, MD 47
14:23: Fernando with a hook shot. MINN 32, MD 49
13:48: Cowan with a layup. MINN 32, MD 51
12:59: Morsell makes a 3-point FG. MINN 32, MD 54
12:59: GOLDEN GOPHERS TIMEOUT #2: MINN 32, MD 54
11:41: Oturu makes a layup. MINN 34, MD 54
11:12: Cowan with a layup. MINN 34, MD 56
10:55: T.V. Timeout #2: MINN 34, MD 56

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​10:06: Oturu makes a tip-in. MINN 36, MD 56
9:36: Coffey makes a layup. MINN 38, MD 56
9:02: Coffey with a jumper. MINN 40, MD 56
8:56: TERRAPINS TIMEOUT #2: MINN 40, MD 56
8:22: J. Smith stuffs Murphy's jam attempt. 
7:51: J. Smith with a layup. MINN 40, MD 58
7:40: T.V. Timeout #3: MINN 40, MD 58

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7:40: Coffey makes 1 of 2 free throws. MINN 41, MD 58
7:20: Cowan makes a 3-point FG. MINN 41, MD 61
6:22: Coffey makes a jumper. MINN 43, MD 61
5:51: Fernando muscles a layup. MINN 43, MD 63
5:18: Coffey makes a jumper. MINN 45, MD 63
4:53: Fernando with a hook shot. MINN 45, MD 65
4:37: Murphy with a layup. MINN 47, MD 65
4:12: Morsell with a layup. MINN 47, MD 67
3:51: Coffey gets fouled, behind the 3-point line. 
3:51: T.V. Timeout #4: MINN 47, MD 67

​3:51: Coffey makes 2 of 3 free throws. MINN 49, MD 67
3:22: Coffey with a reverse layup. MINN 51, MD 67
2:39: Murphy makes both free throws. MINN 53, MD 67
1:58: Coffey with a FG. MINN 55, MD 67
1:41: J. Smith with a layup. MINN 55, MD 69
1:30: Morsell fouls Coffey, behind the 3-point line.
1:30: Coffey makes 1 of 2 free throws. MINN 57, MD 69
:51.1: TERRAPINS TIMEOUT #3: MINN 57, MD 69
:51.1: Golden Gophers are in the Bonus.
:29.4: McBrayer makes a 3-point FG. MINN 60, MD 69
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Final:
MINN 60, MD 69
MINN: (19-12, 9-11 Big Ten) 
MD: (22-9, 13-7 Big Ten)

Final Leaders:
Scoring: Coffey, Jr. (MINN) 23 points
Rebounding: 3 players with 11 rebounds
Assists: Coffey, Jr. (MINN) 6 assists

Final Thoughts:
Terrapins scored off turnovers and in the paint. Both teams appear to be in the NCAA MBK Tournament, but can solidify their tickets, with wins in the Big Ten Tournament. 

This is Paul Shishkoff, Jr. This has been 'Live Blogging on Shish on College Basketball'. Thanks for visiting this page.
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