Minnesota backups help lift Golden Gophers to 33-point rout of New Orleans
MINNEAPOLIS -- — Reserve Cam Christie scored 20 points, one of three players off the bench to score in double figures, and Minnesota beat New Orleans 97-64 on Thursday night.
Joining Christie were fellow reserves Pharrel Payne, who scored 17 points, and Mike Mitchell Jr., who scored 14 points. Starters Dawson Garcia scored 15 points and Joshua Ola-Joseph scored 10 points for the Golden Gophers (5-2), who led for all but 1:21 of the contest. Minnesota's bench scored 62 points.
Khaleb Wilson-Rouse scored 19 points and Jordan Johnson 17 points for the Privateers (3-4).
Ola-Joseph's layup put Minnesota ahead 7-6 and they never trailed again. Up 19-16, Christie made a 3-pointer at the 10:54 mark to start a 12-3 run and the lead remained double figures for the duration. Mitchell's layup with 1:51 before intermission marked Minnesota's first 20-plus point lead and the Golden Gophers went to the break up 50-32.
The game marked the second all-time meeting between the two teams, with the first in 2013 when the Golden Gophers won 80-65. Minnesota is 7-0 all-time against the Southland Conference.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Bill Ek
- Earl Walton
- Robert Riley
2024-25 Southland Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Incarnate Word | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
UT Rio Grande Valley | 0-0 | - | 3-3 |
Houston Christian | 0-0 | - | 2-2 |
McNeese | 0-0 | - | 2-2 |
SE Louisiana | 0-0 | - | 2-2 |
Stephen F. Austin | 0-0 | - | 2-2 |
Northwestern State | 0-0 | - | 2-3 |
Nicholls | 0-0 | - | 2-4 |
Lamar | 0-0 | - | 1-2 |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 0-0 | - | 1-3 |
East Texas A&M | 0-0 | - | 1-4 |
New Orleans | 0-0 | - | 1-4 |
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Iowa | 0-0 | - | 5-0 |
Penn State | 0-0 | - | 5-0 |
Wisconsin | 0-0 | - | 5-0 |
Oregon | 0-0 | - | 4-0 |
Rutgers | 0-0 | - | 4-0 |
Indiana | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
Maryland | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Michigan State | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Minnesota | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Northwestern | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Purdue | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
UCLA | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
USC | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Illinois | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
Michigan | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
Nebraska | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
Ohio State | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
Washington | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |