Quinn Harris-USA TODAY SportsMinnesota easily handled Northwestern at Welsh-Ryan Arena, winning 83-57. Daniel Oturu led all scorers with 22 points. The Gophers are now 13-13 on the season and 7-9 in conference play.
Fun fact, making wide open shots leads to good outcomes. The Gophers had their best shooting performance in over a month. Minnesota was 14-30 from behind the arc on their way to a ~60% effective field goal percentage shooting performance. Four players scored in double figures. The starting backcourt finally combined to outscore Daniel Oturu, and did so reasonably efficiently. For the game, the Gophers put up an almost 1.2 points per possession, a dominating offensive performance.…
