Bobby Durkin secured a 63-61 comeback triumph for the Golden Gophers over Cincinnati on Monday night in Cincinnati via a buzzer-beating 3-pointer, as stated by gophersports.com.
Kyan Evans scored a career-high 26 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for Minnesota. Minnesota narrowed the gap to 61-60 with 14 seconds remaining following a hook shot from Jaylen Crocker-Johnson with 2:16 on the clock, which was succeeded by consecutive layups from Evans and Issac Asuma during a 6-0 run.
Cincinnati’s Myles Colvin and MJ Collins then each missed the front end of a 1-and-1 opportunity. Asuma grabbed the rebound off Collins’ miss, dribbled a couple of steps, and lofted a pass across midcourt to Durkin, whose deep 3-pointer found the bottom of the net to secure the win.
The basket marked the Bearcats’ first lead since 15:42 remaining in the second half. Evans shot 11 of 19 from the field, made three 3-pointers, and added five assists for Minnesota, which improved to 3-0 on the season.
Crocker-Johnson contributed 11 points for the Golden Gophers, while Asuma finished with 10 points. For Cincinnati, Tylen Riley scored 16 of his 25 points in the second half as the Bearcats fell to 2-1. Tyler Tejada added 10 points for the home side.
The score was tied 30-30 at halftime. Cincinnati subsequently took control when Riley hit a 3-pointer with 14:03 left, building the Bearcats’ largest lead of the night at 49-41 with 8:12 remaining.
Up next, Minnesota hosts Southern on Thursday. Cincinnati travels to face Dayton on Saturday.
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GOPHERS WIN AT THE BUZZER 🤯 Minnesota defeats Cincinnati on a game winning three pointer by Bobby Durkin, 63-61.#TeamTogether pic.twitter.com/gHPStYboJB
Bobby's Biggest Bucket!#Gophers wing Bobby Durkin missed his opening five 3-pointers on Monday, but his sixth swished and helped Minnesota beat Cincinnati 63-61 in a big road test at a Big 12 school. Quick game story:https://t.co/rPYOKBYvGq
