Tyson’s 30 Factors Paces Gophers to 87-60 Season-Opening Win

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Cade Tyson scored a game-high 30 factors, Jaylen Crocker-Johnson recorded his fourth profession double-double with 13 factors and a game-high 14 rebounds, and Langston Reynolds had 14 factors, 9 boards, and 4 assists, as Minnesota routed Gardner-Webb, 87-60, in head coach Niko Medved‘s debut earlier than an opening-night crowd of seven,669 at Williams Arena.
 
Minnesota (1-0) took management of the sport from the outset, using stifling protection to construct a 23-1 lead simply over eight minutes into the sport. The Gophers led by as many as 35 factors within the first half, and led by that very same margin 3 times within the second half earlier than settling for the 27-point victory. The ultimate margin was the most important in a season-opener since a 99-69 win over Green Bay to start out the 2020-21 season.
 
Tyson was 8-of-12 from the ground, together with 4-of-8 from three-point vary, and 10-of-12 on the line. A switch from North Carolina who began his profession at Belmont, it was his 12th profession recreation with 20 or extra factors and only one level off his career-high. Tyson now has 1,023 profession factors. Crocker-Johnson’s double-double was the fourth of his profession, and his first since having 12 factors and 11 rebounds versus UT Martin whereas enjoying for Little Rock on Feb. 6, 2024. Reynolds got here off the bench to go 6-of-8 from the sector, and Isaac Asuma completed with eight factors and a career-high seven assists in his first profession begin. Bobby Durkin added seven factors and 4 assists, and Kai Shinholster had seven factors in his collegiate debut.
 
As a crew, Minnesota made 30-of-55 (545) area targets, 7-of-21 from three-point vary, and 20-of-30 free throws. The Gophers had a 45-31 rebounding benefit, scored 21 factors off 14 GWU turnovers, outscored the Runnin’ Bulldogs 46-24 within the paint, and had 25 assists on its 30 made area targets. GWU, which was held to 33.3 % (19-of-57), was led by Julius Clark’s 13 factors, whereas Spence Sims and Jacob Hudson every scored 12 factors. All three gamers got here off the bench for the guests.
 
Minnesota opened the sport with its fierce protection, constructing a 10-0 lead earlier than GWU lastly made a free throw on the 16:05 mark. Tyson scored eight of Minnesota’s first 10 factors to achieve the profession scoring milestone, and the red-hot Gophers continued to construct their lead by occurring their second 10-0 run to drive a GWU timeout up 20-1 with 14:02 left. Six Gophers gamers had scored at that time, and the crew was taking pictures 7-of-14. The Runnin’ Bulldogs missed their first 10 pictures and had three turnovers, which led to eight Minnesota factors.
 
Tyson’s second three-pointer made it 23-1 earlier than GWU was capable of make its first area aim on the 11:17 mark. An 8-3 Gophers run, keyed by a pair of jumpers within the lane by Asuma, gave Minnesota a 31-8 benefit. Minnesota adopted with an 8-2 spurt for a 39-10 lead, nonetheless with 5:28 left within the half. The Gophers’ lead reached as excessive as 35 factors, 53-18, earlier than taking a 53-20 result in the locker room.
 
Tyson led all scorers with 17 first-half factors, making 5-of-8 area targets, together with 2-of-5 from three-point vary, and all 5 of his free throw makes an attempt. Crocker-Johnson had recorded his double-double by the half, with 10 factors and 11 rebounds, and Asuma had eight factors and 6 assists. As a crew, Minnesota shot 62.5 % (20-of-32) from the sector and was 9-of-13 (.692) on the line, with a 25-14 rebounding benefit. The Gophers scored 14 factors off seven GWU turnovers and had a 32-10 benefit within the paint. Julius Clark got here off the bench to steer GWU with six factors on the half. Minnesota’s protection restricted GWU to 6-of-26 (.231) area targets, together with 0-of-7 from deep.
 
GWU began the second half with a 7-4 run to trim Minnesota’s result in 57-27, however Tyson beat the shot clock and knocked down his second trey of the half to push it again to a 33-point lead. The Runnin’ Bulldogs countered with a 5-0 run to chop it to 60-32, however Reynolds scored 5 factors throughout a 10-3 run and the Gophers have been again up 35 with 11:35 remaining. Minnesota remained answerable for the sport through the ultimate 10 minutes, whilst GWU knocked down three three-pointers within the ultimate 6:48.
 
Minnesota stays at house, with an 11:00 a.m. tipoff versus Alcorn State on Saturday, Nov. 8. The recreation can be streamed through Peacock.
 


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