It happened quickly.
IU's 81-58 loss was never in doubt.
By the time the first half hit 10 minutes, IU was down 22-9 because of the shooting from Minnesota's Lawrence Westbrook, Devoe Joseph and Damian Johnson.
Twelve of those points were from 3-pointers. Westbrook had sank two.
In fact, the Gophers didn't miss a 3-pointer until about the seven-minute mark of the first half.
They began the game 5-of-5 shooting from the 3-point line and built a lead IU would never threaten.
Minnesota was 7 of 11 on 3-pointers for the first half. They shot only 2 for 9 in the second, but that was when the bigs kicked in and sustained the lead.
Minnesota staged big runs to begin the game, stretching a 25-9 start to a 32-14 advantage.
IU spent the entire game chasing and traded baskets in the second half.
Senior guard Devan Dumes was the only Hoosier to challenge the Gophers from outside.
He scored 20 points and finished 4 of 9 from outside. He was 6 of 17 for the game, but found many teammates who couldn't knock down shots.
The Hoosiers shot 19 of 59 for 32 percent in the game, and Dumes charted only two assists.
