University of Minnesota Athletics
Friday, December 4
8:00 PM
University of Minnesota
4-0,0-0Big Ten
76
vs
67
North Dakota
0-3,0-0Summit League
1
2
F
North Dakota
35
32
67
Minnesota
36
40
76
Photo by: Brad Rempel
Minnesota Moves to 4-0 After 76-67 Win
12/4/2020 10:15:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Gophers down Fighting Hawks, host Boston College on Dec. 8
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Both Gach had 21 points on 8-of-12 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds to help Minnesota beat North Dakota 76-67 on Friday night.
Marcus Carr had 10 of his 17 points in the second half and finished with nine assists and Brandon Johnson added 15 points for the Gophers (4-0).
Minnesota took the lead for good at 42-41 with 17:32 left in the game but didn't pull away until a 9-2 run make it 67-58 on Johnson's three-point play with 4:26 to go. Gach's 3-pointer with 45 seconds left iced it for the Gophers at 74-64.
The Fighting Hawks (0-3) jumped to a 22-11 lead and led for most of the first half, but Gach's 3-pointer to end the scoring in the first half gave Minnesota a 36-35 lead going into the break.
Filip Rebraca had 23 points to lead North Dakota. Caleb Nero added 16 points and Tyree Ihenacho scored 10.
Marcus Carr had 10 of his 17 points in the second half and finished with nine assists and Brandon Johnson added 15 points for the Gophers (4-0).
Minnesota took the lead for good at 42-41 with 17:32 left in the game but didn't pull away until a 9-2 run make it 67-58 on Johnson's three-point play with 4:26 to go. Gach's 3-pointer with 45 seconds left iced it for the Gophers at 74-64.
The Fighting Hawks (0-3) jumped to a 22-11 lead and led for most of the first half, but Gach's 3-pointer to end the scoring in the first half gave Minnesota a 36-35 lead going into the break.
Filip Rebraca had 23 points to lead North Dakota. Caleb Nero added 16 points and Tyree Ihenacho scored 10.
Team Stats
UND
MINN
FG%
.417
.467
3FG%
.421
.313
FT%
.818
.682
RB
33
37
TO
15
13
STL
5
8
Game Leaders
Pts
17
FGM
8
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
Guard
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