Nate Mason

The Gopher men's basketball team lost 75-70 in the quarterfinals of the Puerto Rico Tip-off Classic Thursday. Minnesota trailed by 5 at halftime and led briefly in the 2nd half. The Gophers were led in scoring by sophomore guard Nate Mason with 20 points and Carlos Morris added 16 points.

The Gopher men's basketball haven't even started the season yet and they are already dealing with injuries. Center Bakary Konate has a stress fracture and guard Nate Mason has a bone bruise on his knee. Konate is expected to be out 3 weeks while Mason will miss 1 week.