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MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota coach Richard Pitino started this season with a rule many college coaches have used before -- no media interviews for freshmen.It didnt take long for Amir Coffey to force Pitino to change his mind.Coffey scored 30 points on just 14 shots to lead Minnesota to a 92-86 over St. Johns on Friday night.When you play like that, youve got to change that rule, Pitino said, later adding that it was as impressive a freshman performance as Ive seen.Dupree McBrayer had 18 points, five rebounds and five assists, and Nate Mason added 13 points, seven assists and five rebounds for the Golden Gophers (4-0), who only turned the ball over six times.Marcus LoVett scored 31 points on 11-for-27 shooting and Shamorie Ponds had 23 points and eight rebounds for St. Johns (2-1). The Red Storm led by 13 points midway through the first half, but shot just 37 percent to let the lead slip away.We didnt get the quality shots I would like, St. Johns coach Chris Mullin said after his team had just nine assists on 29 field goals. When you get down, guys start trying to do it themselves. I would like more ball movement with some high pick and rolls, which was working.Coffey made 9 of 14 shots and was 11 for 12 on free throws.Just trying to find myself. Its a new system, new offense, new teammates, said Coffey, the son of former Minnesota standout Richard Coffey and a star at Twin Cities prep power Hopkins. Just getting comfortable playing with these guys.St. Johns blitzed the Gophers out of the gates, leading 22-9 eight minutes into the game. But Coffey keyed the Gophers response, a 32-9 finish to the half that helped them take control.I thought we helped him a little bit. We got him going, Mullin said. But hes got nice length. Hes got a nice touch. He killed us.Bashir Ahmed added 15 points and 10 rebounds for St. Johns, which pulled within three points in the second half but couldnt get closer.BIG PICTURESt. Johns: Its back to the drawing board after falling flat in its first real test of the season. The Red Storm cruised to victories in their first two games against Bethune-Cookman and Binghamton by a combined 63 points. It only gets tougher from here for a team that went 8-24 in Chris Mullins first season last year, including 1-17 in the Big East.Minnesota: The momentum continues for a program badly in need of it. After going a disastrous 2-16 in Big Ten play last year, the Gophers are struggling to put fans in the seats at once-raucous Williams Arena in Richard Pitinos fourth season. Those who did show up on Friday night saw an entertaining and fast-paced brand of basketball with local standout Coffey trying to inspire the masses to return to the Barn.LYNCHS BULKReggie Lynch grabbed 11 rebounds and blocked nine shots for Minnesota. Seven of those swats came in the first half as the Gophers climbed back into the game. Its been a long road back for Lynch, who sat out last season after transferring and endured a knee injury that kept him from playing for most of the summer.Hes a game-changer for us in the back of the defense, Pitino said.TOUCHING MOMENTAs the crowd stood for the Star Spangled Banner, the singers microphone appeared to malfunction. So she just kept right on singing and the entire crowd joined in.UP NEXTSt. Johns stays in the Big Ten with its next opponent, facing Michigan State on Wednesday in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament in the Bahamas. 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Well tell you if youre, uh, right.Josh Norman, Washington Redskins | Bow and ArrowNorman pretends to shoot a bow and arrow. Hes holding neither a bow nor an arrow, but you get the point. Think of him as a modern day Robin Hood. He steals from the rich and gives to the poor. This is a penalty because it is close enough to a machine-gun salute that is explicitly banned in the NFL rulebook. Penalty? Yes!Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh Steelers | End Zone TwerkingEverybodys doing the twerk, including Brown. But thats a big no-no. Nobody twerks in the NFL. Nobody. In the view of league officials, its a sexually suggestive dance that involves gyrations, both of which are explicitly banned in the NFL rulebook. Thats a penalty every time.?Penalty? Yes!Emmanuel Sanders, Denver Broncos | The CartwheelA cartwheel is dramatic and draws attention to the individual who is, well, cartwheeling. But surprise! Its not illegal according to NFL rules. (Wait until next year. Ha!) Sanders didnt violate any of the known restrictions. It wasnt prolonged or excessive. It wasnt sexually suggestive. It had no gyrations, and the only parts of his body that touched the ground were his hands and feet. Good job, good effort! Penalty? No!Golden Tate, Detroit Lions | Lets Go Lions!The Lions added a cheerleading squad this season, and all Golden Tate wanted to do was support it. So after a touchdown earlier this season, he jumped into the mix, borrowed a pair of poms and joined in the dance. No penalty! He was on the sideline, after all, and outside of the field of play. He was free to do darn near anything that didnt spur an all-around brawl. Penalty? No!Andrew Hawkins, Cleveland Browns | The RobotAndrew. Hawkins. Decided. He. Wanted. To. Be. A. Troll. (Good. Natured..dddddddddddd Of. Course.) So. He. Acted. Like. A. Robot. After. Scoring. A. Touchdown. The. Browns. Receiver. Placed. The. Ball. On. The. Ground. Like. A. Mechanical. Robot. Then. He. Walked. To. The. Sideline. It. Was. Funny. And. Completely. Legal. Because. No. Other. Teammates. Jumped. In. Well. Done. And. Point. Well. Taken. Penalty? No.Vernon Davis, Washington Redskins | The Jump ShotDavis is 6-foot-5 and has played a little basketball in his time. Back in the day, he celebrated touchdowns by dunking over the crossbar. When the NFL outlawed that, he pulled back to shooting a little fadeaway jump shot. But as he found out this season, the fade is a foul too. It uses the ball and the crossbar as props -- the football standing in as a basketball, the crossbar as a hoop -- and thats a penalty. Penalty? Yes!Terrelle Pryor, Cleveland Browns | The LeBronPryor paid homage to Cleveland legend LeBron James earlier this season, emulating James chalk toss after scoring a touchdown. Mistake. The first segment, pictured above, was fine. What happened next -- visible on this NFL.com video -- was not. By sprinkling a handful of chalk on the ball, Pryor was using it as a prop in the celebration. The play was not penalized, but Pryor said he was fined -- an indication officials should have thrown a flag as well. Penalty? No!Stefon Diggs, Minnesota Vikings | Diggin ItDiggs likes to go Gravedigger when he scores. You know, because his name is Diggs and thats part of the word Gravedigger. Lo and behold, its perfectly legal and will remain so as long as he doesnt use the ball as a shovel, and no other players join in on the fun. Penalty? No!Blake Bortles, Jacksonville Jaguars | Kickin ItNFL players can spike and spin a ball, as long as they dont do it toward an opponent. The same goes for a punt. So when the Jaguars QB celebrated a touchdown by punting the ball into the crowd at Londons Wembley Stadium, Bortles was neither penalized nor fined. Who knew? Penalty? No!Terrelle Pryor, Cleveland Browns | Ooops!After making a big catch in Week 2, Pryor appeared to be flipping the ball to an official as he returned to the line of scrimmage. But the ball hit an opposing player, and the nearby official judged it to be taunting. Penalty? Yes!Animations by Andrew Colin Beck ' ' '