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Minnesota 82, Coastal Carolina 72: Andre Hollins scored 19 points to help the Golden Gophers stay unbeaten with a home win over the Chanticleers.

DeAndre Mathieu had 15 points and six assists for Minnesota (4-0), while Austin Hollins and Oto Osenieks added 15 and 13 points, respectively. The Gophers were helped by forcing 20 turnovers and committing just 10.

Coastal Carolina (1-3) was led by Elijah Wilson's 25 points and Colton Ray-St Cyr's 15 points and six assists. El Hadji Ndieguene had 11 points and a team-high seven rebounds, as the Chanticleers and the Gophers battled to a 33-33 draw on the boards.

The game was close throughout the first half, with the Gophers twice taking eight-point leads, only to see them nearly evaporate each time. The Chanticleers were within one with 53 seconds to play in the half, but a 3-pointer by Andre Hollins and a layup by Elliott Eliason pushed the Minnesota lead to six at halftime.

Coastal Carolina was still within two with 14:53 to play in the game, but the Gophers went on a 13-4 run to take a 61-50 advantage on Austin Hollins' free throws with 8:41 to go. The Chanticleers pulled within seven with 53 seconds left on Ray-St Cyr's 3-pointer, but never got any closer.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Coastal Carolina dropped to 0-7 all-time against Big Ten schools. … Austin Hollins had his string of two straight double-doubles snapped, as he grabbed just two rebounds. … Minnesota failed to connect on 50 percent of its shots from the floor for the fourth straight game.