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Gophers rally for win over Louisiana-Monroe

Minnesota guard Nate Mason shoots against Louisiana-Monroe forward Travis Munnings.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Kevin Dorsey and Joey King keyed a second-half surge and Minnesota rallied to beat Louisiana-Monroe 67-56 on Sunday.

King finished with 20 points, Nate Mason had 12 and Dorsey 11 for the Golden Gophers (2-0).

The Warhawks (1-1) got 16 points from Majok Deng. Travis Munnings added 12 and Jamaal Samuel had 11.

Minnesota, which pulled away in the second half to beat Missouri-Kansas City 76-58 Friday, couldn't repeat that performance as they allowed ULM to take the lead before playing well at both ends in the final minutes.