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Minneapolis • Starting guard Joe Coleman scored 12 points, and No. 13 Minnesota got 42 points from its reserves in a 75-50 rout of Lafayette on Saturday night.
Otto Osenieks added 10 points for the Gophers (12-1), who have won eight straight.
Dan Trist scored 14 points for the Leopards (5-9), who are 0-7 on the road.
Minnesota led by 15 at halftime before stretching its lead soon after the break. Rodney Williams scored six points, and Coleman added four, including a steal and dunk, as the Gophers went ahead by 20 and cruised the rest of the way.
Osenieks scored while being knocked to the floor and made the ensuing free throw to cap a 16-4 run that put Minnesota up 67-37 with 7 minutes, 31 seconds to play. Wally Ellenson scored on a reverse dunk two minutes later. —