New Orleans Privateers at Minnesota Golden Gophers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Minnesota backups help lift Golden Gophers to 33-point rout of New Orleans
Joining Christie were fellow reserves Pharrel Payne, who scored 17 points, and Mike Mitchell Jr., who scored 14 points. Starters Dawson Garcia scored 15 points and Joshua Ola-Joseph scored 10 points for the Golden Gophers (5-2), who led for all but 1:21 of the contest. Minnesota's bench scored 62 points.
Khaleb Wilson-Rouse scored 19 points and Jordan Johnson 17 points for the Privateers (3-4).
Ola-Joseph's layup put Minnesota ahead 7-6 and they never trailed again. Up 19-16, Christie made a 3-pointer at the 10:54 mark to start a 12-3 run and the lead remained double figures for the duration. Mitchell's layup with 1:51 before intermission marked Minnesota's first 20-plus point lead and the Golden Gophers went to the break up 50-32.
The game marked the second all-time meeting between the two teams, with the first in 2013 when the Golden Gophers won 80-65. Minnesota is 7-0 all-time against the Southland Conference.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 64 - 97 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 64 - 97 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Kris Keinys Steal. | 64 - 97 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Darrius Washington Turnover. | 64 - 97 |
| 2nd 0:37 | New Orleans Timeout | 64 - 97 |
Statistics
 UNO |
 MINN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-61 | FG | 38-64 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 59 |
| 1-11 | 3PT | 8-22 |
| 9 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 19-23 | FT | 13-23 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 57 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 9 | Assists | 27 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 22 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 48 |
| 19 | Fouls | 22 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 36 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 6,797 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southland Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 1-0 | - | 7-2 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 1-0 | - | 4-5 |
| Nicholls | 1-0 | - | 2-7 |
| McNeese | 3-1 | +0.5 | 10-2 |
| East Texas A&M | 1-1 | 0.5 | 6-5 |
| New Orleans | 1-1 | 0.5 | 3-8 |
| Northwestern State | 1-1 | 0.5 | 2-8 |
| Houston Christian | 1-2 | 1 | 5-6 |
| Incarnate Word | 1-2 | 1 | 5-6 |
| SE Louisiana | 1-2 | 1 | 4-7 |
| Lamar | 0-1 | 1 | 5-4 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 0-1 | 1 | 3-6 |
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 2-0 | - | 11-0 |
| Michigan | 2-0 | - | 10-0 |
| Purdue | 2-0 | - | 10-1 |
| Michigan State | 2-0 | - | 9-1 |
| UCLA | 2-0 | - | 7-3 |
| USC | 1-1 | 1 | 10-1 |
| Iowa | 1-1 | 1 | 9-2 |
| Ohio State | 1-1 | 1 | 8-2 |
| Illinois | 1-1 | 1 | 8-3 |
| Indiana | 1-1 | 1 | 8-3 |
| Washington | 1-1 | 1 | 7-3 |
| Wisconsin | 1-1 | 1 | 7-3 |
| Minnesota | 1-1 | 1 | 6-5 |
| Penn State | 0-2 | 2 | 8-3 |
| Northwestern | 0-2 | 2 | 6-4 |
| Maryland | 0-2 | 2 | 6-5 |
| Oregon | 0-2 | 2 | 5-5 |
| Rutgers | 0-2 | 2 | 5-6 |