Fairleigh Dickinson Knights at Minnesota Golden Gophers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Durkin, Crocker-Johnson combine for 36 points as Minnesota beats Fairleigh Dickinson 60-43
Durkin scored 19 on 7-of-12 shooting for the Golden Gophers (8-5), while Crocker-Johnson was 6 of 14 and 4 of 8 behind the arc for his 17 points to go with seven rebounds.
Cade Tyson, who entered as the fifth-leading scorer in the country at 22.8 points per game, finished with 12 points, scoring six in the final three minutes. He picked up his fourth foul just 2:29 into the second half.
Eric Parnell led the Knights (3-10) with 17 points, going 5 of 10 from 3-point range. Taeshaud Jackson had 10 rebounds and went scoreless of 0-for-4 shooting, 0 for 2 from the free-throw line.
There were five ties and five lead changes before the Golden Gophers took a 32-29 lead into the break. Parnell had 14 points for the Knights in the first half.
The Golden Gophers used an 11-0 run from the end of the first half into the start of the second half — fueled by a pair of Durkin's 3-pointers — to build a 12-point lead at the 15:04 mark. The lead never got back to single digits.
Fairleigh Dickinson: Opens its Northeast Conference schedule Friday at Mercyhurst.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 43 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 43 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Fairleigh Dickinson Offensive Rebound. | 43 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Eric Parnell misses 13-foot jumper | 43 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Fairleigh Dickinson Offensive Rebound. | 43 - 60 |
Statistics
 FDU |
 MINN |
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|---|---|---|
| 14-52 | FG | 22-57 |
| 27 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 7-26 | 3PT | 10-32 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 8-14 | FT | 6-12 |
| 57 | Free Throw % | 50 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 7 | Assists | 20 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 10 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 17 | Fouls | 15 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 21 |
| 5 | Lead Changes | 5 |
| 6 | Percent Led | 78 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 7,638 | Capacity:
2025-26 Northeast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Island University | 6-1 | - | 12-8 |
| Le Moyne | 6-2 | 0.5 | 11-10 |
| Mercyhurst | 5-3 | 1.5 | 10-11 |
| New Haven | 4-3 | 2 | 9-11 |
| Saint Francis | 4-3 | 2 | 6-14 |
| Central Connecticut | 4-4 | 2.5 | 10-9 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 4-4 | 2.5 | 7-14 |
| Stonehill | 4-4 | 2.5 | 7-14 |
| Wagner | 1-6 | 5 | 6-12 |
| Chicago State | 0-8 | 6.5 | 2-19 |
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 9-1 | - | 20-1 |
| Michigan | 9-1 | - | 19-1 |
| Michigan State | 9-1 | - | 19-2 |
| Illinois | 8-1 | 0.5 | 17-3 |
| Purdue | 7-2 | 1.5 | 17-3 |
| Wisconsin | 6-3 | 2.5 | 14-6 |
| UCLA | 6-3 | 2.5 | 14-6 |
| Ohio State | 6-4 | 3 | 14-6 |
| Iowa | 4-4 | 4 | 14-5 |
| USC | 4-5 | 4.5 | 15-5 |
| Indiana | 4-5 | 4.5 | 13-7 |
| Washington | 3-6 | 5.5 | 11-9 |
| Minnesota | 3-6 | 5.5 | 10-10 |
| Rutgers | 2-8 | 7 | 9-12 |
| Northwestern | 1-8 | 7.5 | 9-11 |
| Oregon | 1-8 | 7.5 | 8-12 |
| Maryland | 1-8 | 7.5 | 8-12 |
| Penn State | 0-9 | 8.5 | 9-11 |