Gophers Cruise Past Nebraska Thursday

The Minnesota Golden Gopher men's basketball team beat Nebraska 88-73 Thursday night at Williams Arena. The win was the Gophers' eighth straight and improves their record to 23-7 overall and 11-6 in the Big Ten Conference.

Nate Mason led Minnesota with 25 points, while Jordan Murphy scored 20 points and pulled down 11 rebounds. The Cornhuskers were led by Glynn Watson, Jr. with 14 points.

The Gophers will wrap up the regular season with a game at Wisconsin before heading to the Big Ten tourney and the NCAA tournament. Sunday's game tips off at 5 p.m. on AM 1240 WJON.