Minnesota 65, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 44: Andre Hollins had 18 points as the Golden Gophers remained undefeated at home.
Austin Hollins added 13 points and eight rebounds for Minnesota (11-2), which improved to 9-0 at home. The Gophers forced 18 turnovers and outrebounded Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 43-33.
Jeff Beverly led Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (3-10) with 10 points. John Jordan added five points, nine rebounds and three assists for the Islanders, who have lost eight in a row.
The Gophers never trailed after an early 18-2 run pushed Minnesota to a 20-6 advantage 8:26 in. Austin Hollins hit a pair of 3-pointers late in the half before the Islanders scored the half's last four points to get within 32-21.
Andre Hollins and Oto Osenieks hit back-to-back 3-pointers as Minnesota outscored the Islanders 18-3 in the first 9:19 of the second half. Hollins and Daquein McNeil added back-to-back 3-pointers in the final three minutes as Minnesota finished the rout with a 10-4 spurt.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Minnesota opens Big Ten Conference play against Michigan on Thursday on a six-game win streak. ... The Islanders remain winless on the road, losing by an average of 19 points. ... The Islanders hit 1-of-15 3-pointers.
Texas A&M CC | Minnesota | |
Jeff Beverly 10 | Scoring | Andre Hollins 18 |
Johnathan Jordan 3 | Assists | Deandre Mathieu 4 |
Johnathan Jordan 9 | Rebounds | Austin Hollins 8 |
Cole Martinez 3 | Free Throws Made | Malik Smith 4 |
Rashawn Thomas 3 | Steals | Austin Hollins 2 |
Hameed Ali 2 | Blocks | Maurice Walker 3 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Texas A&M CC | 44 | 35.4 | 1-15 | 9-16 | 9 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
Minnesota | 65 | 37.3 | 9-26 | 12-22 | 17 | 34 | 6 | 9 | 12 |