Clemson Tigers 83
Minnesota Gophers 89
The Gophers men’s basketball team beat Clemson 89-83 Monday night at Williams Arena in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.
1. Freshman Murphy makes presence known
Gopher freshman Jordan Murphy picked a good night to have his best night so far. Murphy put up a career-high 24 points. He also grabbed 10 rebounds – 8 of them were offensive boards.
Murphy's 20 points is the first 20+ game by a #Gophers freshman since @AndreHollins in 2011-12.
— Minnesota Men's Basketball (@GopherMBB) December 1, 2015
He does it again! Jordan Murphy with a nice @GopherMBB dunk moments ago. https://t.co/fzemkjLtaX
— Minnesota on BTN (@MinnesotaOnBTN) December 1, 2015
2. King Me!
Joey King had another efficient night for Minnesota. King’s sharp shooting helped the Gophers hold off the Tigers. He was 6-of-8 from the floor and finished with 17 points.
3. Non-conference home winning streak reaches 47
The Gophers haven’t lost a non-conference home game since 2010. Minnesota extended the streak to 47 games, the second longest in the NCAA basketball.
Only Duke has a longer streak of non-conference home victories. The Blue Devils have won 120 straight.
Tweet of the Night:
Murphy provided one of the early highlights for the Gophers with a one-handed tip dunk.
ICYMI: Jordan Murphy gets the follow-up dunk for @GopherMBB against Clemson. https://t.co/14HU4XDSUV
— Minnesota on BTN (@MinnesotaOnBTN) December 1, 2015
Up Next:
The Gophers (5-2) will host South Dakota on Saturday afternoon.
