The Gophers defeated the Western Carolina Catamouts at Williams Arena today 92-64. Five players scored in double figures including Jordan Murphy (23), Amir Coffey (15), Dupree McBrayer (14), Nate Mason (13) and Isaiah Washington (10). Murphy led all scorers in the game and add 11 boards for his fourth double-double in as many games.
The Catamounts hung around for a long stretch in the first half, taking a page from the Niagara playbook and jacking three after three, while seemingly unable to miss. Catamount freshman Matt Halvorsen finished the game with 17 points while going 5-7 from deep.