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Golden Gophers vs Wildcats Final: 41-14 - Recap
The Wildcats had no answer for Mar'Keise Irving on Saturday as the Golden Gophers rolled to a 41-14 win at Ryan Field.
The Golden Gophers were a -7.5-point favorite in the win, and managed to turn a profit for their supporters. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 43.5.
Mar'Keise Irving rushed for 110 yards, while Ky Thomas added 106 yards in the win. Mike Brown-Stephens and Bryce Williams added 63 and 19 receiving yards respectively.
Evan Hull rushed for 107 yards for Northwestern, while Andrew Marty added 28 yards. Andrew Marty threw for 93 yards for the Wildcats, while receivers Malik Washington and Berkeley Holman had 33 and 19 yards respectively.
Northwestern was outgained by Minnesota 442-241 yards in Saturday's match, while the important battle of first downs was won 27-13 by the Golden Gophers.
The time of possession battle favored Minnesota as their offense was on the field for 40:09, longer than the 19:51 of their opponents.
Next game, Minnesota takes its act home to face Illinois looking for another win. For Northwestern, they head home to face Iowa.