Christian leads Minnesota against Manhattan after 23-point game

Manhattan Jaspers (0-1) at Minnesota Golden Gophers (1-0)

Minneapolis; Friday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota plays Manhattan after Makena Christian scored 23 points in Minnesota’s 91-47 win against the North Dakota Fighting Hawks.

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Minnesota finished 14-4 at home last season while going 25-11 overall. The Golden Gophers averaged 7.4 steals, 1.9 blocks and 10.7 turnovers per game last season.

Manhattan finished 10-12 in MAAC play and 5-10 on the road a season ago. The Jaspers shot 42.5% from the field and 29.7% from 3-point range last season.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.