National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 92, Seattle 57
When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, December 19, 2014
Where: Williams Arena, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Officials: # Brian Dorsey, # Rob Kueneman, # Brooks Wells
Attendance: 12121

Minnesota 92, Seattle 57: Carlos Morris registered a career-high 19 points as the Golden Gophers cruised to victory over the visiting Redhawks.

Morris made three 3-pointers en route to a 6-of-10 effort from the field while Andre Hollins also nailed three triples and scored 15 points for Minnesota (9-2), which won its 41st straight non-conference home game. Maurice Walker contributed 15 points and six rebounds for the Gophers.

Isiah Umipig posted 13 points for Seattle (5-6), which was playing its first-ever Big Ten opponent. Jadon Cohee chipped in 14 points while William Powell added seven points and six rebounds.

The Golden Gophers put on a defensive clinic in the first half, forcing 15 turnovers and coming up with 12 steals while limiting the Redhawks to 32-percent shooting. Morris' 3-pointer made it 38-15 with just under four minutes left and Minnesota went on to a 43-21 advantage at halftime.

Minnesota slowly increased the lead in the second half, with Nate Mason's three-point play making it 68-38 with 13:20 remaining. Mason finished with 15 points and six steals while DeAndre Mathieu managed just two points on 1-of-6 shooting, but garnered nine assists and six steals.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Mathieu had five steals in the first half for Minnesota, which had 11 assists and shot 55.6 percent in the opening 20 minutes. ... Freshman C Bakary Konate added nine points, eight rebounds and two blocks while C Elliott Eliason notched eight points for the Gophers, whose non-conference home win streak is second in the country only to Duke. ... The Gophers finished with 24 assists, their fourth straight game with 23 or more.
Top Game Performances
 
Seattle   Minnesota
Jadon Cohee 14 Scoring Carlos Morris 19
Jadon Cohee 3 Assists Deandre Mathieu 9
William Powell 6 Rebounds Bakary Konate 8
Jadon Cohee 6 Free Throws Made Carlos Morris 4
Manroop Clair 1 Steals Nate Mason 6
Emmanuel Chibuogwu 1 Blocks Bakary Konate 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Seattle 57 36.7 5-19 16-23 11 26 2 3 21
Minnesota 92 55.0 9-25 17-23 24 32 6 16 11