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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Michigan 73, Minnesota 69
When: 6:30 PM ET, Friday, March 9, 2012
Where: Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana
Officials: # Ed Hightower, # Terry Oglesby, # Ray Perone
Attendance: N/A

Michigan 73, Minnesota 69: Freshman Trey Burke scored a season-high 30 points as the No. 13 Wolverines rallied late to force overtime and pulled away in the extra period in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament.

Tim Hardaway Jr. poured in 20 points for Michigan (24-8), which defeated Minnesota (19-14) for the fourth straight time and seventh time in the last eight meetings.

The second-seeded Wolverines will face No. 3 seed Ohio State in Saturday's semifinals.

Michigan appeared to be on the verge of becoming the Gophers’ second upset victim in as many days before Zack Novak hit two 3-pointers - his only points - to cut a late seven-point deficit down to 56-53 with 1:14 left in regulation.

Following a missed jumper by the Gophers on the next possession, Evan Smotrycz knotted the game at 56 with another 3-pointer - his only points - with 19 seconds remaining, eventually sending the game into overtime as Rodney Williams’ runner in the lane came up short with one second remaining.

In the extra period, Burke continued his domination as he scored nine of Michigan’s 16 points and the Wolverines improved to 3-0 in overtime games this season.

Andre Hollins scored a team-high 21 points and Williams added 20 for the Gophers, who are likely headed to the NIT.

GAME NOTEBOOK:
Minnesota center Ralph Sampson III missed his second straight game with a knee injury. … Burke’s top two scoring games of the season have come against Minnesota. He scored 27 in Michigan’s 61-56 victory on Jan. 1. … The Wolverines improved to 9-13 in tournament play since winning the inaugural Big Ten tournament in 1998. … Tubby Smith was denied in his first opportunity to win his 100th game as Minnesota coach.
Top Game Performances
 
Minnesota   Michigan
Andre Hollins 21 Scoring Trey Burke 30
Andre Hollins 6 Assists Trey Burke 3
Elliott Eliason 9 Rebounds Tim Hardaway, Jr. 5
Andre Hollins 7 Free Throws Made Tim Hardaway, Jr. 7
Andre Hollins 2 Steals Trey Burke 2
Rodney Williams 3 Blocks Trey Burke 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Minnesota 69 45.3 9-23 12-15 17 31 4 4 16
Michigan 73 49.0 8-17 17-25 9 22 3 7 9