MINNEAPOLIS – Gophers men’s basketball fans hoping to be reassured by an expected thrashing of Wisconsin-Green Bay on Saturday night at Williams Arena were likely left a little queasy after Minnesota escaped with a 72-65 overtime victory.

Jaylen Crocker-Johnson, who hadn’t hit on any of his first three three-point shots, drained his fourth attempt of the night from outside the top of the key with 90 seconds remaining in the extra session to put his team up, 66-63. The Colorado State transfer then sank a running one-hander from the right side to push the lead to 68-63 with 50 seconds to play on a night where Minnesota shot 41% from the floor.

“They were constantly changing defenses, something they hadn’t shown and we weren’t prepared for,” said first-year Gophers coach Niko Medved, whose

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