Cade Tyson leads Minnesota’s rout of Alcorn State

Cade Tyson scored 21 points and grabbed six rebounds and Minnesota streaked to a 95-50 win over Alcorn State on Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis.Jaylen Crocker-Johnson registered a double-double with 15 points and 16 rebounds for Minnesota (2-0), which continued its perfect start under first-year coach Niko Medved. Robert Vaihola also notched a double-double with 12 points and 13 boards. Chansey Willis Jr. had 13 points.Davian Williams and William Henderson scored nine points apiece to lead Alcorn State (0-3). Shane Lancaster finished with eight points.The Golden Gophers won the rebound battle 50-24, including a 19-10 advantage on the offensive glass.The rebounding edge also translated into an advantage for Minnesota in second-chance points. The Golden Gophers outscored Alcorn State 24-8 in that category.Minnesota raced to a 17-0 lead to start the game and never looked back.Tyson started the scoring with a three-point play in the opening minute. Willis followed with a 3-pointer and back-to-back layups to put the Golden Gophers on top 10-0.Isaac Asuma scored five of the next seven points to increase the lead to 17-0 with 14:25 remaining in the first half.The rout continued as Langston Reynolds made two free throws to make it 32-6 with 6:27 left in the half.

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