Dawson Garcia scored 30 points as Minnesota pulled away for an 80-57 win over Oral Roberts on Wednesday night in both teams’ season opener in Minneapolis.Parker Fox finished with 13 points on 6-for-6 shooting from the floor for Minnesota. Lu’Cye Patterson contributed 10 points in 22 minutes in his Golden Gophers debut.Isaac McBride scored 15 points to lead Oral Roberts. Carlos Rosario was the only other Golden Eagles player to score in double digits with 12.Minnesota shot 57.7 percent from the floor (30 of 52) and 61.1 percent from 3-point range (11 of 18). Oral Roberts shot 34.5 percent from the floor (20 of 58) and 30.4 percent from beyond the arc (7 of 23).Oral Roberts pulled within nine early in the second half. Josh Jones converted a three-point play with a layup and a free throw to trim Minnesota’s lead to 38-29 with 18:35 remaining in the game.The Golden Gophers scored 27 of the next 37 points to open a 65-39 lead with 7:54 left. Mike Mitchell Jr. made a 3-pointer and a layup on back-to-back possessions to give Minnesota its largest lead of the night at 26.Less than four minutes later, Isaac Asuma’s 3-pointer gave Minnesota a 28-point advantage at 74-46 with 4:06 to play.