National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 85, Mount St. Mary's 56
When: 8:00 PM ET, Monday, November 21, 2011
Where: Williams Arena, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Officials: # Eric Curry, # Larry Scirotto, # Kelly Self
Attendance: 10487

Minnesota used a balanced scoring attack and scored the game's first 11 points in an 85-56 rout of visiting Mount St. Mary's on Monday.

The Gophers (4-0) played without center Ralph Sampson III, who missed the game because of an ankle injury, but had no problems with the Mountaineers (1-3).

Minnesota had five players in double figures. Austin Hollins led the Gophers with a career-high 14 points while Andre Hollins added 13.

Danny Thompson, who scored Mount St. Mary's first 10 points, paced the Mountaineers with 14.

Minnesota built a 27-6 lead midway through the first half. Kelvin Parker's 3-pointer at the 1:49 mark was the first points for Mount St. Mary's scored by someone other than Thompson.

The Mountaineers trailed 45-13 by that point. Minnesota led 51-18 at halftime.

Mount St. Mary's guard Lamar Trice, a preseason Northeast Conference first-team pick, has yet to play this season because of a suspension.

Trevor Mbakwe, who had a double-double in Minnesota's first three games, had 10 points and nine rebounds.

Sampson was injured blocking a shot in Saturday's game against Fairfield. He is averaging 8.7 points and 4.7 rebounds in three games this season.
Top Game Performances
 
Mount St. Mary's   Minnesota
Danny Thompson 14 Scoring Austin Hollins 14
Julian Norfleet 5 Assists Austin Hollins 6
Danny Thompson 7 Rebounds Trevor Mbakwe 9
Josh Castellanos 7 Free Throws Made Andre Hollins 4
Josh Castellanos 2 Steals Oto Osenieks 3
Danny Thompson 3 Blocks Oto Osenieks 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Mount St. Mary's 56 44.2 7-15 11-16 9 20 5 5
Minnesota 85 50.0 5-15 20-31 21 32 5 12