MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Liam Robbins had 18 points, nine rebounds and three blocks to lead a stifling effort by No. 21 Minnesota on defense to beat No. 17 Michigan State 81-56. Marcus Carr scored 19 points and dished out five assists for the Gophers, who held the sputtering Spartans to 25.7% shooting while outrebounding them 52-36. Minnesota improved to 8-1 overall and 2-1 in Big Ten play. Aaron Henry came off the bench for Michigan State and had 11 points and three assists. The Spartans fell to 6-3 overall and are 0-3 in Big Ten play for the first time in 19 years.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings’ grind of a season to end this week. Their failure to notch consecutive appearances in the playoffs has continued for 11 years and counting. There are many lessons worth learning for the front office, coach Mike Zimmer and his staff and the players on a dismal defense that had a big hand in the 52-33 defeat at New Orleans on Friday. The Vikings play at Detroit in the finale between two eliminated teams.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kyle Kuzma scored 20 points in the first half while starting in Anthony Davis’ place, and LeBron James added 18 points in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 127-91 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Star big men Davis and Karl-Anthony Towns sat out. The Lakers’ Davis has a bruised calf that isn’t expected to be a long-term problem, while Minnesota’s Towns has a dislocated left wrist that could be more serious. No. 1 pick Anthony Edwards had 15 points on 6-of-21 shooting in the Timberwolves’ first loss of the season.
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