Joseph leads No. 22 Minnesota over Saint Joseph's

Devoe Joseph scored 19 points, including a 3-pointer to start a key second-half stretch, and No. 22 Minnesota beat Saint Joseph's 83-73 on Wednesday night.

Blake Hoffarber added 14 points for the Gophers (8-1), who were playing their first road game in the United States. Minnesota's only other games off campus were in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off.

Trevor Mbakwe had 12 points and 16 rebounds for Minnesota, while Ralph Sampson III and Maurice Walker both had 10 points.

Carl Jones led Saint Joseph's with a career-high 29 points and Langston Galloway added 21 for the Hawks (3-6), who have lost four straight.

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