Gopher Men’s Basketball Beats Richmond
The Gopher men's basketball team improved to 4-0 after beating Richmond 72-57 at Williams Arena Sunday night. Rodney Williams led the Gophers with 15 points and 6 rebounds, Andre Hollins added 14 points and 7 assists and Austin Hollins chipped in 13 points.
Trevor Mbakwe came off the bench for the Gophers and added 9 points and 12 rebounds in 27 minutes. Minnesota shot 56 percent while Richmond shot 33 percent. The Gopher committed 19 turnovers while Richmond committed just 8. The Gophers out-rebounded the Spiders 37-20.
Minnesota is 4-0 and will play #9 Duke in the Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament in the Bahamas at 2:30pm (CT) on Thanksgiving Day.