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Gophers-Syracuse game recap

November 26, 2013 at 5:03AM
Syracuse forward C.J. Fair (5) addresses the media during the post game press conference after a NCAA college basketball game at the Maui Invitational on Monday, Nov. 25, 2013, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Syracuse defeated Minnesota 75-67. Fair was injured during the game. (AP Photo/Eugene Tanner)
Syracuse forward C.J. Fair (5) addresses the media during the post game press conference after a NCAA college basketball game at the Maui Invitational on Monday, Nov. 25, 2013, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Syracuse defeated Minnesota 75-67. Fair was injured during the game. (AP Photo/Eugene Tanner) (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Game recap

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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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