{"id":556,"date":"2023-11-27T21:50:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T21:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/netscoutsbasketball.com\/?p=556"},"modified":"2025-01-17T22:29:39","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T22:29:39","slug":"san-francisco-runs-past-minnesota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/netscoutsbasketball.com\/?p=556","title":{"rendered":"San Francisco Runs Past Minnesota"},"content":{"rendered":"
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San Francisco, CA<\/em> – The San Francisco Dons<\/strong> (5-2) took an early 9-1 lead against the Minnesota Golden Gophers<\/strong> (4-2).  The Gophers were 0-for-5 from the field for the first four minutes of play.  San Francisco\u2019s lead swelled to 11 points with 6:31 on hot three-point shooting from point guard Ryan Beasley who hit a pair of threes and Mike Sharavjamts added another which made the score 26-15 San Francisco.  Mike Mitchell Jr. stemmed the tide with a smooth short corner jumper.  Mitchell\u2019s jumpers proved to be the first steps toward the Gophers comeback as they cut San Francisco\u2019s lead down to eight points (37-29) by the end of the first half.<\/p>\n\n\n

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In the second half, the Dons and Gophers traded baskets for the first three minutes.  Then, the Gophers\u2019 Elijah Hawkins made two jumpers in a row that cut the Don\u2019s lead to four points – 43-39.  Minnesota\u2019s Cam Christie\u2019s three ball cut the Dons lead to just one – 47-46.  But this was as close as the Gophers would get. Sharavjamts made a jumper to push the lead back to three points. The Gophers could not keep pace and succumbed to a rash of turnovers and missed shots.  Despite Christie and Mitchell being above average three-point shooters the Gophers insisted on getting the ball to their bigs Dawson Garcia (19 points and 6 rebounds) and Pharrel Payne (15 points and 6 rebounds) who scored almost exclusively in the paint during the second half.   San Francisco<\/strong> pulled away to win the contest 76-58.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

USF\u2019s Jonathan Mogbo<\/strong>, (So,. Forward) scored 28 points with 10 rebounds and three assists.  Mogbo\u2019s chiseled frame is perfect to dominate mismatches and he\u2019s a versatile defender who scores efficiently, shooting 76% from the field.  t the rim.  Mogbo scored exclusively at the rim, he could be an interesting NBA prospect if he can establish at least some three-point shooting effectiveness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

USF\u2019s senior guard Marcus Williams<\/strong> scored 20 points.  While he was 0-of-3 from 3, he effectively pushed the tempo and scored in a variety of ways – jumpers, layups as well as free throws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Senior forward Dawson Garcia<\/strong> is the hub of the Gophers scoring.  Garcia has a nice touch around the rim and even stepped out and nailed two threes.  However, at 6\u201911\u201d he averages just 1.1 blocks per game.  The Gophers will need Garcia to make a much bigger defensive impact if the they are going to make any noise in the Big 10 come conference play.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Minnesota\u2019s freshman forward Cam Christie<\/strong> scored seven points on 3-of-7 shooting (1-3 3PT).  Cam is the younger brother of Max Christie, the Lakers 2022 NBA second round draft pick.  For a freshman Christie looked smooth and completely comfortable.  He had three turnovers but with time and experience he showed glimpses of a high ceiling with his shooting and shot creation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minnesota\u2019s Mike Mitchell Jr<\/strong>., a transfer from Pepperdine, scored nine points with six rebounds and four assists.  Mitchell, a natural point guard, plays the shooting guard position for the Gophers, no doubt because of his +40% three-point shooting on high volume his previous two years.  The Gophers play a traditional slow it down offense that doesn\u2019t seem to play to Mitchell\u2019s strengths.  Look for Mitchell to be a big part of the Gophers scoring arsenal going forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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