A quick reaction to the Gopher hoops win over USC-Upstate Spartans.
THE FACTS: A balanced attack by the Gophers was enough to slowly put away the Spartans 67-53. It was a slow start but eventually, the offense pulled away to win by double-digits. Dawson Garcia led the team with 14 and then Elijah Hawkins, Josh, Ola-Joseph, and Mike Mitchell Jr all contributed 9 for Minnesota.
THE STAT: Does anybody remember just how bad the Gophers were at the free-throw line last year? They are better this year and went 16/19 today, a key to this afternoon’s win considering the rest of their shooting was not great.