Game recap
Impact player
C.J. Fair, Syracuse
The senior power forward abused the thin Gophers frontcourt with 16 points and 10 rebounds, and helped to drive the nail in the coffin by hitting a jumper with 1 minute, 45 seconds to go to start the Orange's finishing drive.
By the numbers
19 Turnovers for the Gophers, by far the worst total of the season for Minnesota.
37.9 Second-half shooting percentage for the Gophers, after connecting on 52.2 percent of their shots in the first half.
6 Points in the final 6:28 from Tyler Ennis, who also had two steals in that stretch.
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