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#24 Minnesota Golden Gophers (3-0)

Utah Valley St. 51, Minnesota 76

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) When Minnesota's shots aren't falling, that aggressive, athletic defense is usually there as a fallback.

This season, freshman Rodney Williams is fast becoming quite the safety net, too.

Williams had 17 points, six rebounds and four steals in his first career start, helping 24th-ranked Minnesota pull away from Utah Valley in the second half of a 76-51 victory on Thursday. (MORE)

Golden Gophers Headlines
Final 1 2 T
UVU
 24 27 51
24
Minnesota
 32 44 76
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Leaders UVU Minnesota
Points J. Swarbrick 11 R. Williams 17
Rebounds T. Petty 9 2 tied with 6
Assists T. Petty 4 A. Nolen 7
Big Ten
 ConferenceOverall
  W-L W-L
2 Michigan State 0-0 4-0
23 Illinois 0-0 3-0
7 Purdue 0-0 3-0
24 Minnesota 0-0 3-0
15 Michigan 0-0 2-0
Wisconsin 0-0 2-0
15 Ohio State 0-0 3-1
Northwestern 0-0 2-1
Penn State 0-0 3-2
Indiana 0-0 2-3
Iowa 0-0 1-2
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Leaders
Points: L. Westbrook18.5
Rebounds: R. Sampson III8.0
Assists: A. Nolen7.0
FG%: R. Williams65.4%
FT%: R. Williams80.0%
3P%: L. Westbrook58.3%
Steals: D. Johnson4.3
Blocks: D. Johnson3.7
Offense (Rank)
Points: 81.7 (53)
Rebounds: 10.7 (249)
Assists: 22.3 (3)
FG%: 50.3% (35)
FT%: 70.2% (136)
3P%: 39.7% (65)
Defense (Rank)
Points: 47.7 (3)
Rebounds: 23.3 (224)
Assists: 11.0 (95)
FG%: 34.0% (16)
FT%: 77.5% (326)
3P%: 33.3% (176)
Next 5
DateOpp.Record (RPI)
11/26@ Butler2-0 (27)
12/2@ Mia-Fl4-0 (101)
12/5vs. Brown1-3 (224)
12/8vs. Morgan3-0 (85)
12/12vs. StJo3-0 (88)
Last 10
DateOpp.Final
11/19vs. UVUW 76-51
11/16vs. SFAW 82-42
11/13vs. TnTechW 87-50
AP Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Kansas3-0
2 Michigan State4-0
3 Texas2-0
4 Kentucky4-0
5 Villanova5-0
6 North Carolina4-1
7 Purdue3-0
8 West Virginia1-0
9 Duke4-0
10 Tennessee4-0
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Coaches Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Kansas3-0
2 Michigan State4-0
3 Texas2-0
4 North Carolina4-1
5 Kentucky4-0
6 Villanova5-0
7 Purdue3-0
8 Duke4-0
9 West Virginia1-0
10 Butler3-0
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