Where: Williams Arena, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Officials: # Terry Oglesby, # Lamont Simpson, # James Schipper
Attendance: 10173
Minnesota 87, North Florida 59: Rodney Williams Jr. scored a team-high 14 points as the host Gophers erased an early lead to breeze past the Ospreys.
Austin Hollins had 12 points and four of a season-best 13 blocks for Minnesota (8-1), which missed its first 12 3-point attempts. Maverick Ahanmisi connected from beyond the arc with 1:43 remaining in the second half.
Parker Smith had a game-high 22 points and Travis Wallace went 7-for-10 from the floor to finish with 17 points for North Florida (3-5).
After Wallace scored 10 quick points to give the Ospreys a 20-13 lead, Trevor Mbakwe netted nine of his 11 first-half points during a 22-7 run to give Minnesota a lead it would not relinquish.
Joe Coleman added 11 points for the Golden Gophers, who have won four in a row.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Minnesota F Andre Ingram missed the contest due to a death in the family...The 87 points were a season high for the Golden Gophers. ... North Florida began a stretch of five straight road contests on Saturday. The Ospreys won't play in front of their home crowd until a date with Lipscomb on Dec. 31.
| North Florida | Minnesota | |
| Parker Smith 22 | Scoring | Rodney Williams 14 |
| Will Wilson 6 | Assists | Joe Coleman 4 |
| Travis Wallace 6 | Rebounds | Rodney Williams 8 |
| Parker Smith 7 | Free Throws Made | Oto Osenieks 5 |
| Beau Beech 3 | Steals | Elliott Eliason 3 |
| David Jeune 1 | Blocks | Austin Hollins 4 |
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| North Florida | 59 | 35.1 | 7-24 | 12-15 | 14 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 22 |
| Minnesota | 87 | 45.2 | 1-13 | 20-26 | 18 | 42 | 13 | 15 | 13 |