Minnesota defeated North Florida 80-71 yesterday at Williams Arena. With the win the Gophers move to 9-2 on the season. Jordan Murphy led all scorers with 20 points.
Yesterday was almost certainly the trappiest of trap games. Every player who did not have a final in the next two days along with the coaching staff was scheduled to get on a plane to attend Tayra McFarlane’s (Dupree McBrayer’s mother) funeral after the game. The Gophers had not played in several days and several players continue to deal with nagging injuries. North Florida, while in no way a good basketball team, had lots of returning talent and upperclassmen.