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Ryan Beasley scored 24 points on 8-for-13 shooting, and San Francisco pulled away for a 77-65 win over Minnesota on Saturday evening in Sioux Falls, S.D.Tyrone Riley IV and Mookie Cook scored 14 points apiece for San Francisco (5-1), which won its fourth game in a row. David Fuchs tallied 11 points to go along with six rebounds.Langston Reynolds scored 16 points on 7-for-9 shooting off the bench to lead Minnesota (4-2). Cade Tyson finished with 14 points, and Jaylen Crocker-Johnson scored 10.San Francisco shot 49.1 percent (26 of 53) overall and 50 percent (11 of 22) from 3-point range. Minnesota shot 47.8 percent (22 of 46) from the field and 42.9 percent (6 of 14) from deep.The Dons finished strong after the score was tied at 52-all with 9:08 remaining.Guillermo Diaz Graham drained a 3-pointer to put San Francisco on top 55-52 with 8:34 to go. Beasley assisted on the play.The Golden Gophers stayed within four points of the lead until Fuchs made a 3-pointer with 3:41 remaining to give San Francisco a 63-56 advantage.Less than two minutes later, Fuchs made a pair of free throws to give the Dons a 65-58 lead. Cook knocked down a 3-pointer for San Francisco to make it 68-58 with 1:38 to go.San Francisco led 34-27 at the half.The Dons jumped to a 19-10 lead in the first 10 minutes. Diaz Graham zipped a pass to Veniamin Abosi, who made a layup to give San Francisco a nine-point lead with 10:43 to go.Minnesota battled back to cut the deficit to 21-18 with 8:12 remaining in the first half. Bobby Durkin made a 3-pointer and Chansey Willis Jr. made a pair of free throws as part of a 5-0 run.Riley IV made a layup to increase the Dons' lead to 34-26 with 1:53 to go.Tyson made one of two free-throw attempts to finish the first-half scoring.--Field Level Media

















