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Minnesota faces San Francisco

San Francisco Dons (4-1) vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers (4-1)

Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Saturday, 5:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: San Francisco and Minnesota square off at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

The Golden Gophers are 4-1 in non-conference play. Minnesota scores 76.0 points and has outscored opponents by 13.6 points per game.

The Dons have a 4-1 record in non-conference games. San Francisco ranks fourth in the WCC with 36.8 rebounds per game led by David Fuchs averaging 6.6.

Minnesota’s average of 6.0 made 3-pointers per game is 1.6 fewer made shots on average than the 7.6 per game San Francisco gives up. San Francisco has shot at a 48.2% clip from the field this season, 7.2 percentage points above the 41.0% shooting opponents of Minnesota have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Cade Tyson is scoring 23.4 points per game with 4.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists for the Golden Gophers. Jaylen Crocker-Johnson is averaging 12.0 points and 12.0 rebounds while shooting 34.5%.

Ryan Beasley is scoring 14.0 points per game and averaging 2.8 rebounds for the Dons. Mookie Cook is averaging 13.2 points and 6.2 rebounds.

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