No. 17 Minnesota beats South Dakota State 85-73

Colton Iverson scored 15 points, 11 in the second half, and had five rebounds and No. 17 Minnesota held on to beat South Dakota State 85-73 on Thursday night. Devoe Joseph added 15 points as Minnesota overcame a shaky start to notch its fifth straight win. Rodney Williams had 13 points and six rebounds for the Gophers (11-1), who open Big Ten play next week at Wisconsin.bianca kajlich carmelo anthony sister festivus texaco smokey the bear