National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 67, Louisiana-Monroe 56
When: 3:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 15, 2015
Where: Williams Arena, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Officials: # Rob Kueneman, # Steve McJunkins, # Larry Scirotto
Attendance: 9915

Minnesota built up a big lead early, then had to withstand a late charge by Louisiana-Monroe to post a 67-56 victory on Sunday in Minneapolis, Minn.

Minnesota forward Joey King led all scorers with 20 points, and went 9-for-10 at the free throw line. Guard Nate Mason added 12 points, while freshman guard Kevin Dorsey had 11 off the bench.

Forward Majok Deng led ULM (1-1) with 16 points. Forward Travis Munnings finished with 12, and forward Jamaal Samuel added 11.

The Golden Gophers (2-0) made four of their first six shots and went 3-for-3 at the line in building up the early 12-3 advantage.

Minnesota extended the lead to 38-25 at halftime, but had to survive a second-half surge that saw ULM take a 51-50 lead with 6:44 to play on a pair of Munnings free throws.

Coach Richard Pitino's squad responded, however, going on an 11-0 run over the next 4:44. King started the run with a pair of free throws, and Dorsey had five points over that span to help calm the home crowd.

After going 8-for-12 on 3-pointers in the second half of its victory over UMKC in the season opener, the Golden Gophers went just 3-for-22 from beyond the arc against the Warhawks.
Top Game Performances
 
Louisiana-Monroe   Minnesota
Majok Deng 16 Scoring Joey King 20
Nick Coppola 3 Assists Nate Mason 4
Travis Munnings 9 Rebounds Joey King 8
Majok Deng 3 Free Throws Made Joey King 9
Justin Roberson 4 Steals Charles Buggs 1
Majok Deng 1 Blocks Charles Buggs 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Louisiana-Monroe 56 33.9 3-16 11-16 7 39 2 6 17
Minnesota 67 37.9 3-22 20-22 12 36 4 4 12