Cade Tyson scored 38 points on 11-for-19 shooting and grabbed 11 rebounds, and Minnesota cruised to an 89-53 win over Texas Southern on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.
Jaylen Crocker-Johnson added 14 points and seven boards for Minnesota (6-5), which bounced back from a loss on the road against No. 6 Purdue in its previous game. Isaac Asuma finished with 13 points, and Bobby Durkin chipped in 12.
Alex Anderson scored 11 points to lead Texas Southern (1-7). Bryce Roberts added 10 points, and Troy Hupstead had eight.
Minnesota shot 49.1% (28 of 57) overall and 44.1% (15 of 34) from 3-point range. Texas Southern shot 35.8% (19 of 53) from the field and 16.7% (3 of 18) from deep.
The Golden Gophers finished with a 24-7 advantage in points off turnovers.
Minnesota raced to a 45-25 lead at the half.
Texas Southern proved competitive in the early going. Anthony Andrews knocked down a 3-pointer for the Tigers’ first basket, and Roberts followed that up with a jump shot to put Texas Southern on top 5-3 with 17:34 to go.
That proved to be the Tigers’ final lead.
Minnesota responded with a 7-0 run that included 3-pointers by Asuma and Tyson. The Golden Gophers increased their lead to double digits when Crocker-Johnson hit a 3-pointer to make it 24-13 with 9:22 left in the first half.
Tyson made two free throws at the end of the half to give the Golden Gophers a 20-point lead.
In the second half, Minnesota maintained its home-court dominance.
Durkin made a layup off an assist from Langston Reynolds to make it 47-25 in the opening minute. Durkin drained a jump shot later in the half to give the Golden Gophers their first 30-point lead of the game at 68-38 with 10:05 to play.
