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Utah Runnin' Utes (1-1)

Williams, No. 24 Minnesota top Utah Valley 76-51

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) When Minnesota's shots aren't falling, that aggressive, athletic defense is usually there as a fallback.

This season, freshman Rodney Williams is fast becoming quite the safety net, too.

Williams had 17 points, six rebounds and four steals in his first career start, helping 24th-ranked Minnesota pull away from Utah Valley in the second half of a 76-51 victory on Thursday. (MORE)

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 Head to Head
Leaders Sou Utah
Points T. McGilveary 11.0 C. Brown 17.0
Rebounds N. Nixon Jr. 5.0 K. Tillie 6.5
Assists N. Walls 3.5 L. Drca 7.5
Mountain West
 ConferenceOverall
  W-L W-L
New Mexico 0-0 3-0
Brigham Young 0-0 3-0
UNLV 0-0 2-0
Air Force 0-0 2-0
San Diego State 0-0 2-1
TCU 0-0 2-1
Colorado State 0-0 2-2
Wyoming 0-0 1-1
Utah 0-0 1-1
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Leaders
Points: C. Brown17.0
Rebounds: K. Tillie6.5
Assists: L. Drca7.5
FG%: J. Washburn92.3%
FT%: C. Brown85.7%
3P%: M. Read60.0%
Steals: L. Drca2.0
Blocks: D. Foster2.5
Offense (Rank)
Points: 77.5 (114)
Rebounds: 8.0 (329)
Assists: 13.5 (163)
FG%: 45.9% (130)
FT%: 71.4% (114)
3P%: 34.0% (166)
Defense (Rank)
Points: 80.5 (309)
Rebounds: 22.5 (249)
Assists: 13.5 (226)
FG%: 47.5% (284)
FT%: 71.7% (249)
3P%: 42.1% (303)
Next 5
DateOpp.Record (RPI)
11/21vs. Sou0-2 (78)
11/24vs. Seattl1-2 (46)
11/27@ Ill2-0 (187)
12/2@ Web0-2 (342)
12/5vs. IdaSt0-3 (208)
Last 10
DateOpp.Final
11/18vs. UtahStW 68-67
11/13vs. IdahoL 87-94
AP Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Kansas3-0
2 Michigan State3-0
3 Texas2-0
4 Kentucky3-0
5 Villanova4-0
6 North Carolina4-1
7 Purdue2-0
8 West Virginia1-0
9 Duke3-0
10 Tennessee3-0
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Coaches Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Kansas3-0
2 Michigan State3-0
3 Texas2-0
4 North Carolina4-1
5 Kentucky3-0
6 Villanova4-0
7 Purdue2-0
8 Duke3-0
9 West Virginia1-0
10 Butler2-0
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