Northwestern Gives Gophers a 77-52 Beat Down

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Northwestern defeated Minnesota 77-52 on Saturday.

Nate Mason scored 13 points and Bakary Konate added 12 for the Gophers (6-10, 0-4).

Joey van Zegeren added 11 points and Bryant McIntosh had 10 assists for the Wildcats (14-3, 2-2 in the Big Ten), who posted their biggest victory ever at Minnesota's Williams Arena.

Falzon, a freshman forward, was 6 for 9 from the 3-point line. He hit two of them early in the second half as Northwestern quickly expanded a six-point halftime cushion and blew the game open.

The Gophers have been plagued by poor 3-point defense, and it came back to bite them again early. Falzon knocked down four 3-pointers in the game's first 11 minutes, keying a 15-2 run that put Northwestern on top 20-11.