Minnesota (21-7-4 overall, 12-5-3 B1G) got goals from Matthew Wood and Oliver Moore to build a pair of one-goal advantages.
Sterling Young finished with 28 points to lead Florida A&M to a 76-71 victory over Jackson State on Saturday night.
Hunter Sallis scored 12 of his 20 points before halftime and Wake Forest ended SMU's five-game win streak with a 77-66 victory on Saturday night.
The first Los Angeles trip ever for the Gophers men’s basketball team in Big Ten play got off to an impressive start with a gutsy road victory Saturday — even with the U’s best player held in check.