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Article: Gophers roll over Mercer; Jacobson and James sparkle in final warmup.(SPORTS)

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January 1, 1996
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The Gophers men's basketball team finished its non-conference schedule and the year with a 92-56 romp over Mercer on Sunday afternoon. The blowout victory sent the Gophers toward Wednesday's Big Ten opener with an abundance of smiles, confidence and embellished statistics.

Ahead by seven points with 5 minutes gone in the second half, the Gophers put away their opponent from the Trans America Athletic Conference with a 46-12 burst that featured a little bit of everything for the 13,786 patrons in Williams Arena. - There were double-doubles from sophomore forward Sam Jacobson (20 points, 10 rebounds) and freshman forward Courtney James (16 and 10). - There were a ...

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