MINNEAPOLIS (Interstat) — The Minnesota women’s basketball team used a dominant second quarter to cruise past Alabama A&M 82-44 at Williams Arena on Wednesday night.

The Golden Gophers, now 7-3, broke the game open by outscoring the Bulldogs 30-7 in the second period. That surge turned a narrow 17-16 lead after one quarter into a 47-23 halftime advantage. Minnesota maintained control throughout the second half.

Alabama A&M, which fell to 3-7, was led by a 16-point first quarter but could not sustain its offense. The Bulldogs scored in single digits in both the second and third quarters before adding 12 points in the fourth.

A crowd of 2,803 watched the Golden Gophers secure the expected victory.