MINNEAPOLIS -- Senior guard Nate Mason scored 17 points but missed most of the second half with a potentially severe ankle injury as Minnesota defeated Florida Atlantic 95-60 on Saturday.
Mason, the Gophers' second-leading scorer and a first-team all-Big Ten pick last year, went to the floor early in the second half after getting tangled up in traffic. After a visit from the trainer, he was helped off the court but didn't put any weight on his left ankle.
Jordan Murphy scored 14 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for Minnesota (11-3), extending the nation's longest double-double streak to 14 games.