Minnesota edges Cincinnati 63-61

Minnesota Golden Gophers held off Cincinnati Bearcats 63-61 on Monday at Fifth Third Arena.

The second half made the difference: Minnesota outscored Cincinnati 33-31.

Minnesota shot 43% to 41% and won the boards 40-28.

For Minnesota, Kyan Evans (G): 26. For Cincinnati, Tylen Riley (G): 25.

Minnesota improves to 3-0. Cincinnati falls to 2-1.

Attendance: 10,419.

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