Recap: Minnesota vs. Georgia State
Sports Network | November 16, 2008
Minneapolis, MN (Sports Network) - Lawrence Westbrook scored 15 points to help lead the Minnesota Golden Gophers to a 60-52 victory over the Georgia State Panthers to claim the NABC Classic crown at Williams Arena.
Westbrook was the only player to score in double figures for Minnesota (3-0) as the squad opened the season with its third consecutive win. Reserves Ralph Sampson and Blake Hoffarber both added eight points in the triumph as well.
The Panthers (1-2) were paced by Joe Dukes who dropped in a game-high 16 points on 6-of-12 shooting from the field, followed by Leonard Mendez with 11 points. The other three starters for GSU combined to shoot just 3-of-10 from the floor on the night.
Shooting just 1-of-6 behind the three-point line in the first half, the Panthers found themselves trailing at the break by 12 points, 35-23.
In the second half Georgia State limited the Gophers to 33.3 percent from the field and 2-of-10 out on the perimeter, but it wasn't enough to change the outcome.
In addition to shooting only 23.1 percent from three-point range, the Panthers also hurt themselves with 20 turnovers.
