MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — The Minnesota Golden Gophers took a 46-37 halftime lead and then outscored the Maine Black Bears 24-10 in the fourth quarter to record a 91-64 women’s basketball victory at Williams Arena Friday night.
Guard Rachel Banham paced Minnesota with 30 points and six rebounds. She sparked a strong team shooting effort from the floor as she hit 10 of 15 field goals while the Golden Gophers hit 35 of 64 (54.7 percent).
They held the Bears to a 25-of-69 effort (36.2 percent).
Guard Carlie Wagner chipped in with 23 points and four assists for Minnesota (2-0) while center Jessie Edwards added 15 points and grabbed 16 rebounds. That helped her team gain a 42-34 rebounding advantage over the Black Bears.
Guard Sigi Koizar sparked Maine with 13 points, seven assists and five rebounds. Guard Sophie Weckstrom added 12 points and forward Mikaela Gustafsson put in nine. Gustafsson also had seven rebounds and four assists while forward Liz Wood added six points and five rebounds.
The Black Bears (1-2) stay on the road for a 1 p.m. Sunday contest at North Dakota State.
UMF 61, Bates 53
At Farmington, the University of Maine-Farmington Beavers rallied from a six-point halftime deficit to beat the Bates College Bobcats.
The win snapped UMF’s 10-game losing streak to Bates.
UMF outscored Bates 23-14 in the third quarter and 21-16 in the fourth to secure the win.
Meghan Smith sparked UMF (1-2) with 19 points and nine rebounds while Cheyenne Malloy chipped in with 12 points, four rebounds and three steals. Kennadi Grover added 10 points.
Nina Davenport paced Bates of Lewiston (0-1) with 15 points and Madeline Foote added 12. Allie Coppola contributed six points and eight rebounds.
Colby 84, Wesley 48
At Bridgewater, Massachusetts, Colby used a balanced scoring attack to roll by Wesley in the Bridgewater State Tourney.
Carylanne Wolfington and Emily Davis each scored 13 points to lead Colby while Haley Driscoll added 12 and Desi Smith put in 11. Davis also had eight rebounds and Wolfington had six.
Monshea Newsome-Murray paced Wesley with 15 points and Brionna Johnson added 14.
Men’s Basketball
Duquesne 78, Penn State 52
Guard Derrick Colter equaled his career-high with 26 points to lead Duquesne to a 78-52 victory over Penn State on Friday night in Pittsburgh.
Colter made 6 of 9 shots from 3-point range and the Dukes (3-0) were 17 of 34 from behind the arc.
Duquesne came out in the second half and increased an 11-point halftime lead to 65-37. Guard Micah Mason finished with 14 points and seven assists and guard Jeremiah Jones scored 11 points.
Forward Brandon Taylor led Penn State (2-1) with 14 points. Forward Payton Banks had 12 points and a team-leading six rebounds. Guard Shep Garner also had 12 points for the Nittany Lions.
Penn State shot just 29.7 percent from the field (19 of 64), 23.8 percent on 3-pointers (5 of 21) and 52.9 percent from the free throw line (9 of 17).
Georgia 63, Murray State 52
Georgia guard Kenny Gaines went off for 35 points, highlighted by three straight 3-pointers late in the second half, helping the Bulldogs hold off Murray State 63-52 Friday in a low-scoring grinder at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia.
Georgia led for the majority of the game, but didn’t put the Racers away until late in the second half. Murray State took a 47-46 lead on a pair of Wayne Langston free throws with 5:34 left in the game. But Gaines answered with three straight 3-pointers, the third putting the Bulldogs up 57-50 with 1:35 to play.
Murray State guards Bryce Jones and Damarcus Croacker each finished with 11 points, and guard Chad Culbreath came off the bench to also add 11 points for the Racers, who struggled from the field. They shot just 30.4 percent from the floor and connected on just 4 of 22 3-pointers.
The Bulldogs outrebounded Murray State 47-37.
Georgia bounced back from an opening overtime loss to Tennessee-Chattanooga to even its record at 1-1. Gaines was the only Bulldog in double figures.
Murray State (2-1) is coming off a 29-6 mark last season, but returns just one starter in senior forward Jeffery Moss and saw coach Steve Prohm leave in the offseason to take over at Iowa State.