National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Virginia 87, Minnesota 79
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, November 29, 2010
Where: Williams Arena, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Officials: # John Cahill, # Paul Janssen, # Mike Sanzere
Attendance: 12089

Joe Harris scored 24 points and Mike Scott added 17 points and 12 rebounds as Virginia came from behind to upset No. 13 Minnesota 87-79, Monday in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge.

Mustapha Farrakhan chipped in 23 points for the Cavaliers (4-3), who entered the game having dropped three of four, including a 43-point loss to the only other ranked team that had played thus far - No. 11 Washington.

The Golden Gophers (6-1) looked like they had control in the first half, taking a 39-29 lead into the break and stretching it to 42-29 on the first possession of the second. But Virginia began to change the tone after that, chipping away with a 20-6 run and taking its first lead on Will Sherrill’s 3-pointer at the 13:29 mark, 49-48.

The Cavaliers did not stop there, ripping off another 19-6 burst to push the lead to 68-54. Harris scored 17 points in the second half while Scott had 10.

Trevor Mbakwe finished with 18 points and 11 rebounds for Minnesota, which will not face another BCS conference school until Big Ten play begins at Wisconsin on December 28.
Top Game Performances
 
Virginia   Minnesota
Joe Harris 24 Scoring Blake Hoffarber 19
Jontel Evans 5 Assists Blake Hoffarber 5
Mike Scott 12 Rebounds Trevor Mbakwe 11
Assane Sene 7 Free Throws Made Trevor Mbakwe 6
Will Sherrill 3 Steals Austin Hollins 3
Assane Sene 1 Blocks Trevor Mbakwe 5
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Virginia 87 47.3 10-13 25-30 19 32 1 5
Minnesota 79 50.0 9-22 12-20 15 30 7 7