Overview
- Minnesota pulled away in Minneapolis with an 11-0 run spanning halftime and never let the lead return to single digits.
- Bobby Durkin scored 19 points on 7-for-12 shooting and Jaylen Crocker-Johnson added 17 with four 3-pointers and seven rebounds.
- Eric Parnell kept Fairleigh Dickinson afloat with 17 points, hitting 5 of 10 from beyond the arc.
- The Golden Gophers shot 38.6% to the Knights’ 26.9% and held FDU to 43 points, continuing a defense-first outing after an eight-day break.
- Minnesota improved to 8-5 and visits Northwestern on Saturday, while FDU fell to 3-10 and opens NEC play at Mercyhurst on Friday; Cade Tyson finished with 12 points after early second-half foul trouble.