MINNESOTA 69, NEBRASKA 61: Chip Armelin led a balanced scoring effort with 15 points Sunday as visiting Minnesota pulled out a 69-61 victory over Nebraska.

Julian Welch nailed all three of his 3-point attempts and was the only other player to finish in double figures with 10 points for the Golden Gophers (17-7, 5-6 Big Ten), who collected their third conference road win but will now face five ranked teams over their final seven games.

Minnesota, which shot 54 percent from the field, received 40 points from its bench as 10 players found the scoring column.

The Cornhuskers (11-11, 3-8 Big Ten) captured momentum going into the break on a 3-pointer by Caleb Walker at the buzzer to take a 33-32 lead, but could not find the basket for most of the second half as it missed 14 of its first 16 attempts.

The cold spell was just the opening Minnesota needed as it took control of the game for good with a 9-0 run after Bo Spencer hit a pair of free throws with 12:24 remaining.

Although the Huskers found their offense over the last six-plus minutes of the game, the Gophers continued to collect just about every loose ball and pulled away, due in part to their 15-4 advantage in second-chance points.

Bo Spencer scored 18 points to lead Nebraska, which fell to 10-4 this season when scoring at least 60 points.