Mogbo, Williams lead San Francisco over Minnesota 76-58
Jonathan Mogbo finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds, Marcus Williams scored 20 and San Francisco cruised to a 76-58 victory over Minnesota on Sunday night.
Mogbo sank 9 of 15 shots and added three assists and three steals for San Francisco (5-2). Williams made 6 of 11 shots for the Dons, who shot 52.4% from the floor. Mike Sharavjamts pitched in with 13 points, three assists and three steals. Freshman reserve Ryan Beasley scored 11 and added six steals and three assists.
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Dawson Garcia hit two 3-pointers and scored 19 with six rebounds to pace the Golden Gophers (4-2). Pharrel Payne contributed 15 points and six rebounds off the bench.
Beasley sank all three of his 3-point shots, scoring nine to lead the Dons to a 37-29 lead at halftime. Garcia had 12 points and Payne scored 11 to pace the Golden Gophers,
Minnesota pulled within 47-46 on a 3-pointer by Cam Christie with 13:07 left to play. Williams answered with a layup, Sharavjamts hit a jumper and Mogbo followed with a dunk for a 53-46 lead and the Dons maintained a two-possession lead from there.
San Francisco scored 25 points off 18 turnovers by the Golden Gophers. The Dons outscored Minnesota 48-30 in the paint.