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Minnesota beats Northwestern to advance to Big Ten quarterfinals

Associated Press

Thursday, March 12, 2009

INDIANAPOLIS -- Lawrence Westbrook scored all 14 of his points in the second half and Minnesota defeated Northwestern 66-53 on Thursday in the first round of the Big Ten tournament. Ralph Sampson III had nine points, six rebounds and five blocks for the Golden Gophers (22-9). Kevin Coble scored 21 points for Northwestern (17-13), but just two in the second half. Craig Moore, the team's No. 2 scorer during the regular season, finished with eight points on 3-for-16 shooting. The Wildcats had wo ...

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