Fairleigh Dickinson 43, at Minnesota 60

MINNEAPOLIS (Interstat) — In a nonconference men’s basketball game defined by offensive struggles and a decisive second-half defensive stand, the Minnesota Golden Gophers grinded out a 60-43 victory over the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights on Monday night at Williams Arena. A season-high crowd of 7,638 watched as the Golden Gophers, despite their own shooting woes, used a 17-2 run spanning the halftime break to pull away from a Knights team that managed only 14 points after intermission. The game’s combined total of 103 points fell well below the pregame over/under line of 137. The contest opened with a surprising burst from… Read more...