Minnesota easily defeated New Orleans at Williams Arena 97-64. The Gophers improve to 5-2 on the season. Every win this season has been against weak competition, but wins are wins. Cam Christie led all scorers with 20 points. Pharrel Payne led all scorers with seventeen points. Dawson Garcia added 15.
It is important to highlight that New Orleans is a bad basketball team. Consequently, we evaluate this game on the “win and no injuries” standard. By that standard, the Gophers had a great game. By the standards of basketball, they also had a great game. I was pleasantly entertained throughout.