Minnesota closed on a 5-0 run in the final 50.5 seconds Thursday night to seal a come-from-behind 62-59 win over Ohio State on the Buckeyes’ own court. The Golden Gophers trailed by nine at the half and played catch-up for most of the second half before Marcus Carr hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 3.3 seconds left. Ohio State’s last-ditch effort to force overtime proved futile after Carr’s dagger as Andre Wesson’s full-court pass attempt to Kaleb Wesson flew untouched and out of bounds, giving Minnesota the ball back. A subsequent Ohio State foul sent Minnesota’s Daniel Oturu to the line — and he missed — but a half-court heave as time expired from Duane Washington fell just short. Carr led all scorers with 21 points, and his clutch triple was one of three big ones on the night — 13 of his 21 came in the second half. Ohio State’s…
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