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Minnesota knocks off Northwestern 66-53 (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Lawrence Westbrook scored all 14 of his points in the second half, and Minnesota defeated Northwestern 66-53 on Thursday in the first round of the Big Ten tournament. Ralph Sampson III had nine points, six rebounds and five blocks for the Golden Gophers (22-9). Kevin Coble scored 21 points for Northwestern (17-13), but just two in the second half.