Game 413 - Minnesota at Providence

November 13 at Dunkin Donuts Center in Providence, RI
Fox Sports 1

Jordan Murphy followed a 35-point, 15-rebound performance in Minnesota's season-opening win over USC-Upstate with 23 points (on 10-of-15 shooting) and 14 rebounds in an 86-74 victory.

29 points and 14.5 rebounds in two games for the junior forward.

And it's not just Murphy. Minnesota, coming off its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2013, had a stretch in the second half where it pulled away from a good Providence team by scoring points on 12 consecutive possessions. That's not easy to do.

The Golden Gophers are hoping great guard play - pre-season all-Big 10 senior Nate Mason had 17 points and sophomore Amir Coffey, 15 Monday - and the emergence of Murphy as a stand out will elevate to the next level a team that hasn't been past the round of 32 in 20 years.



Other games watched:

South Carolina women at Maryland
Central Michigan at Michigan

Games 371-372: Two more advance

372 - (11) Providence vs. (11) USC
371 - (16) NC Central vs. (16) UC-Davis

NCAA First Four
March 15 at University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, OH
TruTV

Incredible comeback by USC in the nightcap as the Trojans rallied from 17 down to win 75-71 and advance to play No. 6 seed SMU on Friday.

It was the seventh-largest comeback in NCAA history and the Pac 12 school's nation-leading 12th when trailing by 10 or more points. Providence led 46-29 early in the second, but USC chipped away and eventually took the last lead of the night (61-60) with just under seven minutes left on a jumper by Chimezie Metu.

Over the final 12 minutes of the game, USC made 11-of-17 field goals, including six straight during the stretch in which they completed the comeback and grabbed the lead. Starting with Metu's jumper, he and Bennie Boatwright (game-high 24 points) scored 12 of the Trojans' final 16 points.

UC-Davis has only been in Division I since 2007 and 10 years later, the Aggies picked up their first NCAA win, 67-63.

MEAC champion NC Central came into the night with the 10th-best field goal percentage defense in the country, but it was the Big West champions that were the best defensive team in Dayton. Central was held to 35% shooting & just 19% from three (5-of-26).

UC-Davis, which had the best player on the floor in Chima Moneke (18 points on 6-of-10 shooting with 12 rebounds), plays top seed Kansas in Friday's first round.

Games 307-308: College/pro doubleheader

308 - New Orleans Pelicans at Memphis Grizzlies
February 15 at FedEx Forum in Memphis, TN
Fox Sports Southeast

307 - Xavier at Providence
February 15 at Dunkin Donuts Center in Providence, RI
FS1

Game 265 - Saint John's at Providence

January 25 at Dunkin Donuts Center in Providence, RI
FS1

Marcus LoVett was fantastic, finishing with 26 points on 10-of-15 shooting and Saint John's overcame outstanding Providence shooting (31-of-50, 62%) to pull the road upset.

Shamorie Ponds had a nice night as well, scoring 22 points and hitting 4-of-5 from three-point range.

The Friars have dropped two of their last three games at Dunkin Donuts Center after winning their previous 13 home games.