Minnesota edges Northwestern 67-66

Minnesota Golden Gophers held off Northwestern Wildcats 67-66 on Saturday at The Barn by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota.

The first half made the difference: Minnesota outscored Northwestern 39-29.

Minnesota shot 55% to 43% and lost the boards 28-26.

For Minnesota, Langston Reynolds (G): 21. For Northwestern, Nick Martinelli (F): 23.

Minnesota improves to 15-16. Northwestern falls to 13-18.

Attendance: 8,760.

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.